The software is distributed in the form of a gzipped tar file which contains the ScaLAPACK source code and test suite, as well as the PBLAS source code and testing/timing programs. The PBLAS are parallel versions of the Level 1, 2, and 3 BLAS. For more details on the PBLAS, refer to [2,3].
http://www.netlib.org/scalapack/scalapack.tgz
To unpack the scalapack.tgz file, type the following command:
This will create a top-level directory called SCALAPACK as shown in Figure 1. Please note that this figure does not reflect everything that is contained in the SCALAPACK directory. Input and instructional files are also located at various levels.
Libraries are created in the SCALAPACK directory and executable files are created in the TESTING directory(ies). Input files are copied into the TESTING directory at the time each executable is created. You will need approximately 28 Mbytes of space for the tar file. Your total space requirements will vary depending upon if all platforms of the BLACS are installed and the size of executable files that your configuration can handle.
