Re: ARPACK vs (BLAS + LAPACK) - build question

[Sergei Steshenko]

--- On Sun, 11/15/09, Sergei Steshenko <address@hidden> wrote:

> From: Sergei Steshenko <address@hidden>
> Subject: ARPACK vs (BLAS + LAPACK) - build question
> To: address@hidden
> Date: Sunday, November 15, 2009, 5:10 PM
> Hello All,
> 
> ARPACK README file says:
> 
> "
>    The makefile is set up to build a
> self-contained library which includes
>    the needed BLAS 1/2/3 and LAPACK
> routines.  If you already have the
>    BLAS and LAPACK libraries installed on
> your system you might want to
>    change the definition of DIRS as
> indicated in the ARmake.inc file.
> ".
> 
> So, when building ARPACK for Octave how do you guys build
> it - using
> the included into ARPACK BLAS + LAPACK routines or using
> independently 
> built BLAS + LAPACK ?
> 
> I build BLAS + LAPACK regardless; disk space is not an
> issue, i.e. if
> the chances athat ARPACK will function more correctly with
> included into
> the tarball BLAS + LAPACK routines are better, so be it.
> 
> Thanks,
>   Sergei.
> 

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