[Bug 739398] Review Request: openblas - An optimized BLAS library based on GotoBLAS2

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--- Comment #7 from Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski <dominik at greysector.net> 2011-10-13 15:11:04 EDT ---
(In reply to comment #6)
> (In reply to comment #5)
> > Bundles lapack-3.1.1 sources -> investigate unbundling, if sources are
> > necessary to build, contact lapack maintainer to add a -source subpackage
> > and BuildRequire it.
> > 
> > Bundles some files from lapack-3.0 sources, at least lapack/getri/*.f.
> 
> Maybe I'll need to ask for an exception. A generic -source package is not
> enough, since the build scripts assume a specific version.
> 
> Although, I see that this problem is solved in ATLAS by just BR'ing the static
> version of the LAPACK libraries. Maybe the same thing could be done with
> OpenBLAS as well.

Please do. If you definitely need an exception, please file a ticket to the
FPC: https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/newticket and be prepared to answer the
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:No_Bundled_Libraries#Standard_questions

> > Minimum requirements for Fedora are still Pentium Pro or newer.
> > Will this run on a Pentium Pro?
> 
> Judging from GotoBLAS_01Readme.txt, the minimum CPU is Pentium3 or Athlon.
> If someone still runs older systems, they can use ATLAS instead.
> 
> It would be of course possible to limit this package to only, say, x86_64
> architecture, where it will run on every system.

OK. By the way, does it build on non-x86?

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