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LAPACK README FILE
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VERSION 1.0 : February 29, 1992
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VERSION 1.0a : June 30, 1992
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VERSION 1.0b : October 31, 1992
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VERSION 1.1 : March 31, 1993
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VERSION 2.0 : September 30, 1994
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DATE: September 30, 1994
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LAPACK is a library of Fortran 77 subroutines for solving
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the most commonly occurring problems in numerical linear algebra.
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It is public-domain software, and can be used freely.
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LAPACK is available via netlib, anonymous ftp, world wide web, and a
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tar tape from NAG.
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The tar tape contains the Fortran source for LAPACK, the testing programs, and
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the timing programs.
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It also contains Fortran code for the Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms
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(the Level 1, 2, and 3 BLAS) needed by LAPACK.
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However this code is intended for use only if there is no other implementation
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of the BLAS already available on your machine; the efficiency of LAPACK
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depends very much on the efficiency of the BLAS.
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The complete package, including test code and timing programs in four
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different Fortran data types (real, complex, double precision, double
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complex), contains some 735,000 lines of Fortran source and comments.
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You will need approximately 33 Mbytes to read the complete tape.
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We recommend that you run the testing and timing programs.
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The total space requirements for the testing and timing for all four data
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types, including the object files, is approximately 80 Mbytes.
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A README file containing the information in this letter is located
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in the LAPACK directory. Postscript and LaTeX versions of the Quick
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Installation Guide are in the LAPACK/INSTALL directory, in the files
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lawn81.tex, psfig.tex, lawn81.ps, and org2.ps. Consult the Installation
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Guide for further details on installing the package and on what is contained
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in each subdirectory. For complete information on the LAPACK Testing
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and Timing Suites please consult LAPACK Working Note 41 "Installation
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Guide for LAPACK".
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It is highly recommended that you obtain a copy of the Second Edition of
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the LAPACK Users' Guide published by SIAM. This second edition will be
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ready sometime in late 1994. This Users' Guide gives a detailed
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description of the philosophy behind LAPACK as well as an explanation of
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its usage. The LAPACK Users' Guide can be purchased from:
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SIAM; 3600 University City Science Center; Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688;
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215-382-9800, FAX 215-386-7999. It will also be available from booksellers.
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To order by email, send email to service@siam.org.
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The C version of LAPACK is now available. Refer to the index on netlib
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for more information.
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echo "send index from clapack" | mail netlib@ornl.gov
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The C++ version of LAPACK is now available. Refer to the index on netlib
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for more information.
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echo "send index from c++/lapack++" | mail netlib@ornl.gov
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Or, for more information on the distributed-memory version of LAPACK,
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consult the ScaLAPACK index on netlib:
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echo "send index from scalapack" | mail netlib@ornl.gov
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LAPACK has been thoroughly tested, on many different
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types of computers. The LAPACK project supports the package in the
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sense that reports of errors or poor performance will gain immediate
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attention from the developers. Such reports, descriptions
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of interesting applications, and other comments should be sent by
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electronic mail to lapack@cs.utk.edu.
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A list of known problems, bugs, and compiler errors for LAPACK is
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maintained on netlib. For a copy of this report, send email to
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netlib@ornl.gov with a message of the form: send release_notes from lapack.
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A number of technical reports were written during the development of
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LAPACK and published as LAPACK Working Notes, initially by Argonne
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National Laboratory and later by the University of Tennessee. Many of
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these reports later appeared as journal articles. Most of these working
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notes are available in postscript form from netlib. To receive a list of
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available reports, send email to netlib@ornl.gov with a message of the
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form: send index from lapack/lawns.
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Otherwise, requests for copies of these working notes can be sent to
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the following address.
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LAPACK Project
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c/o J.J. Dongarra
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Computer Science Department
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University of Tennessee
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Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1301
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USA
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Email: lapack@cs.utk.edu
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