[Bug 214967] Review Request: arpack - Fortran77 subroutines for solving large scale eigenvalue problems

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Summary: Review Request: arpack - Fortran77 subroutines for solving large scale eigenvalue problems


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------- Additional Comments From Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net  2007-06-29 16:53 EST -------
(In reply to comment #50)
> > Many people using arpack do so in static builds.
> Why too? The guidelines say there must be a compelling reason to ship static
> libs. Is there one? If yes, please provide it.

The reason is that people use it that way. :)

Seriously though, it has been often discussed on fedora-packaging that numerical
libraries are more often than not statically linked especially on large sites
with heterogeneous setups (e.g. every numerical physics institute ... ;).

People have been ranting about scientists and their assumed lack of IT skills,
bad IT planning leading to non-homogeneous setups, not keeping all Linux systems
on the same distro and release etc., but irrespective of whether one approves of
their work mode and IT setups the fact remains that static libs are very much in
use there. Which makes every numerical libs a candidate for a static subpackage.


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