#329: SimFactory/ranger-intel11.cfg: Are BLAS and LAPACK compilations on Ranger optimized? --------------------------+------------------------------------------------- Reporter: bmundim | Owner: mthomas Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: minor | Milestone: Component: SimFactory | Version: Resolution: | Keywords: --------------------------+-------------------------------------------------
Comment (by hinder):
I don't like the trend towards building our own versions of libraries on each machine. I see this as a fallback in case there is some problem with the system libraries.
As Bruno points out, the system versions of libraries might well be optimised or tailored in some other way to the particular machine. Unless there is some problem with the system version (e.g. it has not been built with all required options), I prefer to use that. This will save on compilation time, disk space, and confusion if you have to report an error and the machine admin finds that you are using a nonstandard installation of a library.