Contents

• Contents
  • Introduction
  • Revisions Since the First Public Release
  • File Format
  • Overview of Tape Contents
    • LAPACK Routines
    • Level 1, 2, and 3 BLAS
    • LAPACK Test Routines
    • LAPACK Timing Routines
  • Installing LAPACK on a Unix System
    • Untar the File
    • Edit the file LAPACK/make.inc
    • Edit the file LAPACK/Makefile
  • Further Details of the Installation Process
    • Test and Install the Machine-Dependent Routines.
    • Create the BLAS Library
    • Run the BLAS Test Programs
    • Create the LAPACK Library
    • Create the Test Matrix Generator Library
    • Run the LAPACK Test Programs
    • Run the LAPACK Timing Programs
    • Send the Results to Tennessee
  • More About Testing
    • The Linear Equation Test Program
    • Testing the Eigenproblem Balancing and Backward Transformation Routines
    • Testing the Nonsymmetric Eigenvalue Routines
    • Testing the Generalized Nonsymmetric Eigenvalue Routines
    • Testing the Nonsymmetric Eigenvalue Condition Estimation Routines
    • Testing the Symmetric Eigenvalue Routines
    • Testing the Generalized Symmetric Eigenvalue Drivers
    • Testing the Singular Value Decomposition Routines
    • Testing the Generalized Singular Value Decomposition Driver
    • Testing the Generalized QR and RQ Factorization Routines
    • Testing the Generalized Linear Regression Model Driver
    • Testing the Constrained Linear Least Squares Driver
  • More About Timing
    • The Linear Equation Timing Program
    • Timing the Level 2 and 3 BLAS
    • Timing the Nonsymmetric Eigenproblem
    • Timing the Generalized Nonsymmetric Eigenproblem
    • Timing the Symmetric and Generalized Symmetric Eigenproblem
    • Timing the Singular Value Decomposition
    • Timing the Generalized Singular Value Decomposition
    • Timing the Generalized QR and RQ Factorizations
    • Timing the Generalized Linear Regression Model Problem
    • Timing the Constrained Linear Least Squares Problem
  • Acknowledgments
• LAPACK Routines
• LAPACK Auxiliary Routines
• Operation Counts for the BLAS and LAPACK
  • Operation Counts for the Level 2 BLAS
  • Operation Counts for the Level 3 BLAS
  • Operation Counts for the LAPACK Routines
• Caveats
  • LAPACK/make.inc
  • ETIME
  • ILAENV and IEEE-754 compliance
  • Lack of /tmp space
  • BLAS
  • Optimization
  • Compiling testing/timing drivers
  • IEEE arithmetic
  • Timing programs
• Installation Guide for PCs using Windows 98/NT
• Installation Guide for VAX-type Systems
  • Installing LAPACK on a non-Unix System
    • Gunzip and Tar the File
    • Test and Install the Machine-Dependent Routines.
    • Create the BLAS Library
    • Run the BLAS Test Programs
    • Create the LAPACK Library
    • Create the Test Matrix Generator Library
    • Run the LAPACK Test Programs
    • Run the LAPACK Timing Programs
    • Send the Results to Tennessee
• Bibliography
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