HP-UX 11i June 2001 Release Notes

HP-UX 11i Operating Environment Applications
HP-UX 11i Technical Computing Operating Environment (new at 11i original release)
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FirstSpace VRML Viewer
The FirstSpace VRML (Virtual Reality Markup Language) Viewer
Version B.11.11 allows you to “drag-and-drop” a VRML model in the view
space for viewing. FirstSpace has changed from revision 1a to 1.10.
High Performance Math Libraries (HP MLIB)
High Performance Math Libraries (HP MLIB) Version B.07.01 contains
both the Linear Algebra Package (LAPACK) and the Vector Library
(VECLIB) subprograms, providing mathematical software and
computational kernels for engineering and scientific applications
involving linear equations, least squares, eigenvalue problems, and the
singular value decomposition.
New features described below include:
• Shared libraries
• Basic Linear Algebra Subroutine (BLAS) Standard functionality
• LAPACK 3.0 tuned for HP PA-RISC 2.0 processors
• Simplified sparse solver interface with improved performance
• Improved performance of key routines
• Improved C and C++ usability
Impact
HP MLIB incorporates algorithmic improvements, and several tunable
parameters are adjusted for good execution performance.
You can useHP MLIB as archive or shared libraries. Performance of your
applications is better when you use archive libraries. However, if you
need to keep executable files small, you can use shared libraries on any
PA-RISC 2.0 system running the HP-UX 11.0 or later operating system.
VECLIB is optimized by using a highly efficient implementation of the
Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms (BLAS), Levels 1, 2, and 3, as well as
a subset of the newly-defined BLAS Standard. Performance for key
BLAS routines has been improved.
MLIB fully conforms to the public domain version 3.0 of LAPACK in all
user-visible usage conventions. The internal workings of some