HP MLIB for Itanium Linux Version 9.6 Release Note

What’s in This Version

HP MLIB for Itanium Linux Version 9.6 Release Note6

What’s in This Version

HP MLIB contains mathematical software and computational kernels for engineering and

scientific applications involving linear equations, least squares, eigenvalue problems, singular

value decomposition, vector and matrix computations, convolutions, and Fourier Transforms.

This release of HP MLIB for Itanium® Linux has six components: VECLIB, LAPACK,

ScaLAPACK, SuperLU_DIST, SOLVERS, and VMATH. 64-bit address libraries with all

integer values using 64-bits (Fortran Integer*8 or C/C++ long long) are referred to as

VECLIB8, LAPACK8, ScaLAPACK8, SuperLU_DIST8, SOLVERS8, and VMATH8

respectively.

HP MLIB also contains 64-bit address libraries with 64-bit integer values that use calling

conventions similar to those found in Cray Incorporated’s SCILIB math and scientific library.

These libraries are referred to as VECLIBSC8 and LAPACKSC8.

HP MLIB for Itanium® Linux contains robust callable subprograms including all Basic

Linear Algebra Subprograms (BLAS) 1, 2, and 3 subroutines; sparse BLAS subroutines; a

collection of commonly used dense and sparse linear system solvers including LAPACK,

ScaLAPACK, and SuperLU_DIST; full METIS functionality; Fast Fourier Transforms (FFTs);

and convolutions. HP MLIB for Itanium® Linux can be used on systems that range from

single-processor servers to multi-processor servers, and is optimized for Itanium®2-based

processors.