[Bug 489686] Review Request: Armadillo - fast C++ matrix library with interfaces to LAPACK and ATLAS

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--- Comment #2 from Conrad Sanderson <conradsand at ieee.org>  2009-03-11 13:11:40 EDT ---
(In reply to comment #1)

Thanks for the feedback -- I will address these issues. I have a further
question & clarification with respect to point (c):

> 
> c) Split the package into a run-time package and a *-devel package
> 

The library code is entirely in C++ header files, however routines from LAPACK,
BLAS and ATLAS are called.

As such there is a convenience component in the form of a dummy run-time
library (libarmadillo.so), which simply pulls in the LAPACK, BLAS and ATLAS
libraries.  The idea is that a user can simply link against libarmadillo.so,
rather than individually linking against LAPACK etc.

In other words, the user can do this:
 g++ -o my_prog my_prog.cpp -larmadillo

instead of a longer:
 g++ -o my_prog my_prog.cpp -L/usr/lib/atlas -lblas -llapack -llapack_atlas

Hence I am not sure whether splitting the package into run-time and -devel
packages is the best way to go.  Suggestions ?

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