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 README BLACS and ScaLAPACK for build using Microsoft Visual Studio with Intel Compilers
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Julie Langou - University Of Tennessee - September 2007
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Requirements:
	- Microsoft MPI :MSMPI (it is included in the Microsoft Computer Cluster Pack) or MPICH2
	- Microsoft Visual Studio
	- Intel Compilers for Windows: Fortran and C
	- LAPACK for Windows
	- BLAS library (by default Reference BLAS for Windows)


Installation:

   1 - Pre-Installation
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	- Before doing anything you need to set up the following 2 environnement variables LAPACK and SCALAPACK.
To do so, right Click on 'Your Computer' > Properties > Advanced Tab > Environnement Variables > New
Then to setup SCALAPACK Environnemnt Variable enter:
		variable Name:SCALAPACK
		Variable Value:C:\Documents and Settings\__MYUSER__\My Documents\SCALAPACK 1.8.0 for Windows (or where ever you have unzip the SCALAPACK archive)
and for LAPACK enter:
		variable Name:LAPACK
		Variable Value:C:\Documents and Settings\__MYUSER__\My Documents\LAPACK 3.1.1 for Windows (or where ever you have unzip the LAPACK archive)

   2 - BLACS library build
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 	- Open the Solution BLACS.sln in the BLACS_VSsolution/Visual Studio Solution folder
 	- Choose the configuration you want: 
		- Release/x64 or Debug/x64 if you want to use Microsoft MPI
		- Release/win32 or Debug/win32 if you want to use MPICH2
	- Build the Solution. This will create the BLACS, BLACS_Finit and BLACS_Cinit libraries in the lib/x64 or lib/win32 folder. ( a d is added to the librairies for Debug)
	- Run the BLACS testings found in Testing/EXE to make sure the build is successful. You need at least 4 process to run them.

   3 - SCALAPACK library build
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 	- Open the Solution scalapack-1.8.0.sln in the SCALAPACK_1.8.0_VSsolution/Visual Studio Solution folder
 	- Choose the configuration you want: 
		- Release/x64 or Debug/x64 if you want to use Microsoft MPI
		- Release/win32 or Debug/win32 if you want to use MPICH2
	- Build the Solution. This will create the SCALAPACK libraries in the lib/x64 or lib/win32 folder. ( a d is added to the librairies for Debug)
	- Run some of the SCALAPACK testings found in Testing, Pblas/Testing, Redist/Testing to make sure the build is successful. You need at least 4 process to run them.



Support:
	[preferred] - LAPACK and ScaLAPACK forum : /lapack-forum
	- ScaLAPACK mailing list: scalapack@cs.ut.edu