Preview: how to install lapack for vs2008 on win7/64

[frumpel]

Hi All!

Ultimately I am trying to recompile lapackpp for win7/64 and without MinGW so I can port an application from XP. However, I seem to be failing at the most basic step: getting a LAPACK test app to compile using vs2008. I am not sure whether I just don't understand the tutorial(s) at

http://icl.cs.utk.edu/lapack-for-windows/

or whether they are just slightly misleading?

The LAPACK tutorial at http://icl.cs.utk.edu/lapack-for-windows/lapack/index.html would suggest that it should be possible to use visual studio with the LAPACK libraries simply by using

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extern "C"

in the function definition, but in VS2008 this seems to reproducibly lead to a link error

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lapacktest2.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _dgesv_ referenced in function _main


Following the CLAPACK tutorial at http://icl.cs.utk.edu/lapack-for-windows/clapack/index.html works fine but there is no 64 bit library for download.

My head feels flat from banging against various surfaces so any pointers would be greatly appreciated!

Rudolf

[admin]

Hi,
Do you have the INTEL Compilers on your machine? The LAPACK library depends on those?
It is possible to just use the VS C compiler if you add the path where the INTEL libraries are.
Also, maybe you have a mangling problem, sometimes instead of degsv_, it is DGESV (in capital) that you should call. This is the case for me.

The extern "C" is required for a C++ program, you do not need it with a C program.

Julie