Re: QUERY: what is status/recommendations for Octave + ATLAS compilation

[Joao Cardoso]

David Doolin wrote:
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> >I just don't think that this is something that Octave should worry
> >about--leave it up to the user, and the ATLAS/LAPACK developers, to figure
> >out how to build the fastest libraries.  Octave should just provide the
> >option of linking with the fastest/latest libraries if the user provides
> >them.
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> If jwe has a wild hair to build ATLAS with octave, why stand in his way?

I spent hours to compile ATLAS. I don't want to do it again on every
Octave release! (mainly if ATLAS is not likely to change very often)

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> >Steven
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> >PS. I think you'd be surprised at how many people won't mind downloading
> >and installing a couple of other libraries first.  Also, using optional
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> All system admin is overhead for me.

That's why is easier for you to download/configure/make ATLAS once, and
download/configure --enable-atlas/make octave often, instead of letting
John Eaton to figure out how to do it on *your* system (there is more
world out there than just linux)

Joao

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