LAPACK/ScaLAPACK Development

The guide is the same than Linux.
For the REFERENCE LAPACK
Just download the lapack.tgz from LAPACK website: http://www.netlib.org/lapack

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open a terminal
unzip the package
go into the LAPACK folder
cp make.inc make.inc.example
make blaslib  # To generate the Reference BLAS Library
make


Note: You also can use Mac Accelerate Framework, It will give you better performance.
It is installed on your mac once you install XCODE or the Developer package.
More info here: https://developer.apple.com/performance ... ework.html
To link your program, just use

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 -framework accelerate

You can also use both: Take the Accelerate Framework as BLAS library and Take Reference LAPACK for LAPACK library
The BLAS included in the Accelerate Framework will give you very good performance as it is an optimized and multi-threaded BLAS.Thread are controlled with the VECLIB_MAXIMUM_THREAD environment variable.
By default, the Accelerate Framework will enable threading.
And you will enjoy all the latest LAPACK features if you are using the Reference LAPACK.
To do so edit your make.inc and for BLASLIB put
BLASLIB= -framework accelerate
You will just need to do make after that, and all the LAPACK testing will be linked with the Mac OS/X Accelerate Framework

The error is not within LAPACK but in your program, it seems that you need to define a variable called LAPACK.
I would refer to the documentation of your software.
If you post the Engine/ReflectionOperator.h, maybe I could help, but I do not know that software.
Julie

Hi all,

I have some problems with building Lapack on Mac OS Lion. I have a x86_64 architecture.
You will find below in the link the errors i'm getting with the build.

http://pastebin.com/pdtMHsW2

Thank you in advance

What is your command?
Seems that you did not compile the files in TESTING/MATGEN, so your libtmglib.a is not compete and missing some symbols.
Just do make tmglib.
Julie

I had similar issues on Lion as well... I am wondering whether it's a RAM issue, what would you recommend for RAM minimums?

Thanks

You need to post your output so we can help you.

Ah yes sorry, I believe it's the exact same error that the previous user has experienced:

http://pastebin.com/yzNRzHwS

Here's my output, thanks for the help

I am using Mac OS 10.7.4. According to your post, I set "BLASLIB = -framework accelerate" in my make.inc file. I got the following error:

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ar cr -framework isamax.o sasum.o saxpy.o scopy.o sdot.o snrm2.o srot.o srotg.o sscal.o sswap.o sdsdot.o srotmg.o srotm.o sgemv.o sgbmv.o ssymv.o ssbmv.o sspmv.o strmv.o stbmv.o stpmv.o strsv.o stbsv.o stpsv.o sger.o ssyr.o sspr.o ssyr2.o sspr2.o sgemm.o ssymm.o ssyrk.o ssyr2k.o strmm.o strsm.o  idamax.o dasum.o daxpy.o dcopy.o ddot.o dnrm2.o drot.o drotg.o dscal.o dsdot.o dswap.o drotmg.o drotm.o dgemv.o dgbmv.o dsymv.o dsbmv.o dspmv.o dtrmv.o dtbmv.o dtpmv.o dtrsv.o dtbsv.o dtpsv.o dger.o dsyr.o dspr.o dsyr2.o dspr2.o dgemm.o dsymm.o dsyrk.o dsyr2k.o dtrmm.o dtrsm.o scabs1.o scasum.o scnrm2.o icamax.o caxpy.o ccopy.o cdotc.o cdotu.o csscal.o crotg.o cscal.o cswap.o csrot.o cgemv.o cgbmv.o chemv.o chbmv.o chpmv.o ctrmv.o ctbmv.o ctpmv.o ctrsv.o ctbsv.o ctpsv.o cgerc.o cgeru.o cher.o chpr.o cher2.o chpr2.o cgemm.o csymm.o csyrk.o csyr2k.o ctrmm.o ctrsm.o chemm.o cherk.o cher2k.o dcabs1.o dzasum.o dznrm2.o izamax.o zaxpy.o zcopy.o zdotc.o zdotu.o zdscal.o zrotg.o zscal.o zswap.o zdrot.o zgemv.o zgbmv.o zhemv.o zhbmv.o zhpmv.o ztrmv.o ztbmv.o ztpmv.o ztrsv.o ztbsv.o ztpsv.o zgerc.o zgeru.o zher.o zhpr.o zher2.o zhpr2.o zgemm.o zsymm.o zsyrk.o zsyr2k.o ztrmm.o ztrsm.o zhemm.o zherk.o zher2k.o lsame.o xerbla.o xerbla_array.o
ar: illegal option -- f
usage:  ar -d [-TLsv] archive file ...
   ar -m [-TLsv] archive file ...
   ar -m [-abiTLsv] position archive file ...
   ar -p [-TLsv] archive [file ...]
   ar -q [-cTLsv] archive file ...
   ar -r [-cuTLsv] archive file ...
   ar -r [-abciuTLsv] position archive file ...
   ar -t [-TLsv] archive [file ...]
   ar -x [-ouTLsv] archive [file ...]
make[1]: *** [-framework] Error 1
make: *** [blaslib] Error 2


Any idea what is going on?
Thanks in advance!

if you are using the accelerate framework, please do not try to generate the BLAS Library.
Just type make, it should work.

If I use the accelerate framework from C, do I still use the Fortran prototypes? If so, what do the names of the routines look like? dgemv / dgemv_ / DGEMV ?

I can't find the proper header file....

Victor.

Victor,

The vecLib Framework uses clapack, and the header file is:

/System/Library/Frameworks/Accelerate.framework/Versions/Current/Frameworks/vecLib.framework/Headers/clapack.h

Rodney

Have you tried installing on OSX Mavericks, 10.9, using Xcode 5.0.2? I did an initial attempt without anything extra and got it to finish but had a variety of errors (none at end). With the new Mac Pro, I'd like to have LaPack ready to test using the GPUs (if LaPack uses OpenCL) when I can get one. A customized makefile would be nice. Thanks.