On Wed, 2005-03-09 at 15:55 -0500, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> On Wed, 9 Mar 2005, Globe Trotter wrote:
>
> > Thanks, btw, it looks like FC has gotten rid of LAPACk. I have noticed that you
> > are from a Math Sci place. Do you know how we can get Extras or other places to
> > carry these things? While we can build these things, it would really help if
> > there is an available repository so that people who don't want to mess with
> > building can have yum or something automatically update.
>
> AFAIK, it's fairly easy to get a package into Extras if you are willing to
> maintain it. Some of the other repos may also be willing to carry it on
> request, esp. if it comes with a maintainer. LAPACK should be pretty easy
> to maintain, too, as it is fairly standalone and there's already a decent
> spec file for it.
I only use lapack occasionally, but I'd be willing test, QA, and
otherwise help maintain it in Extras.
Ed
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