From c943d5214707992549e1319062253bd16d90d906 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claus-Justus Heine <Claus-Justus.Heine@IANS.Uni-Stuttgart.DE>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 22:03:56 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add some blas-wisdom. Start the file with a pointer to the
web-page.
---
README | 57 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 56 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/README b/README
index 90668ce..40f12e5 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -13,7 +13,15 @@ IV. Compiler flags
I) Introduction
===============
-This is ALBERTA Version 1.2. For the installation process refer to INSTALL.
+This is ALBERTA Version 1.2. Generic installation instructions can be
+found in the file `INSTALL' in this directory. ALBERTA has a web-page
+at
+
+ http://www.mathematik.uni-freiburg.de/IAM/ALBERTA
+
+Please see the file `COPYING' for information about the availability of
+ALBERTA.
+
Contained in the package are the following sub-packages:
__________ ALBERTA/ __________ src/ ______|--- 1d/
@@ -96,6 +104,43 @@ BLAS -- "Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms"
and Opteron CPUs you should have a look at AMD's web-site
(www.amd.com) and search for "acml".
+ Known quirks for specific BLAS implementations:
+
+ Intel's "math core library" libmkl:
+ ------------------------------------
+
+ Make sure to also link with libguide, this can be achieved by the
+ following configure switches:
+
+ --with-blas-lib=/opt/intel/mkl61/lib/32/ --with-blas-name="mkl -lguide"
+
+ You also need to set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable appropriately:
+
+ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/intel/mkl61/lib/32
+
+ or
+
+ setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /opt/intel/mkl61/lib/32
+
+ SunOS (Solaris), using libsunperf:
+ ----------------------------------
+
+ Find about about the location thereof, then using Sun's f77
+ compiler you need the following switches:
+
+ --with-blas-lib=LOCATION --with-blas-name=sunperf
+
+ However, with gcc the following might work:
+
+ --with-blas-lib=LOCATION --with-blas-name="sunperf -lfui -lfsu -lsumath"
+
+ Alpha AXP with Compaq's extended math-library libcxml:
+ ------------------------------------------------------
+
+ The following might work (UNTESTED!!!)
+
+ --with-blas-lib=LOCATION --with-blas-name="cxml -lcpml"
+
2) Optional Packages
--------------------
@@ -243,6 +288,16 @@ following options:
--with-PKG-name=NAME
Alter the default name of the package,
e.g. "--with-opengl-name=MesaGL" or "--with-blas-name=cxml".
+ NOTE: it is possible to specify more than one library. E.g on
+ (some versions of?) Solaris the BLAS-library is called
+ "libsunperf.so". If you want to link with this library using
+ gcc and g77, then you need to specify
+
+ "--with-blas-name=sunperf -lfui -lfsu -lsunmath"
+
+ Note the "-l" in front of the additional libraries.
+ (of course, in addition to --with-blas-name you also need
+ --with-blas-lib=WHATEVER)
--with-PKG-dir=DIR
Search for header-files and for the library itself below DIR,
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