Re: GNU Fortran 95: Opinions?

From: Kamaraju Kusumanchi (kk288_at_cornell.edu)
Date: 11/03/04 

Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2004 01:02:42 +0000

Tobias Schlueter wrote:
> Kamaraju Kusumanchi wrote:

>>5) Availability of makefiles to compile codes such as lapack, fftw,
>>lapack95 etc., I spent/wasted a lot of time to figure out various
>>options that could go into make files while compiling software... I know
>>that this varies from machine to machine. But if a makefile template is
>>shipped with gfortran for the most common platforms, it would attract
>>many people..
>
>
> Good point, I'll see about adding something like this to gfortran.org shortly.
> Of course, if somebody has these templates for the different architectures
> you're using, you're welcome to add them to gfortran.org yourself.
>

I am happy that you are interested in my suggestion. I have a better
idea for linux users.

If rpms, debs of compiled versions of blas, lapack, lapack95, fftw etc
are made available that would be great. Currently on the netlib (I
checked it before posting this) there are some rpms available
(http://www.netlib.org/lapack95/). But they do not clearly mention which
compiler they used for it.

I would like to see something like this - a link from gfortran website
which contains compiled software using gfortran for various
architectures (i386, sparc, powerpc etc)...

Someone on this list might say "what the hell? go and compile from
sources?" But the lapack documentation is not so straightforward. It
leaves many open ended questions for the novice who tries to use it. For
example it says that, blas is needed to compile lapack which in turn is
needed for lapack95. For a new user (who is not familiar with system
administration stuff) this might be a daunting task. That is why, I
think providing compiled versions of packages is a better idea. YMMV...

I myself run Debian distribution on intel p4. I can help in making the
.deb files of these packages. Any other volunteers out there?

raju

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