[CMake] Please support FindLAPACK/FindBLAS for C/C++-only projects

[Alan W. Irwin]

On 2010-01-22 21:48+0100 Jed Brown wrote:

> On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:43:42 -0500, Bill Hoffman <bill.hoffman at kitware.com> wrote:
>> It should just work as the clapack has the correct package export stuff
>> in its cmake files.
>
> Cool, but I don't see the point.

Well, I am glad Bill pointed at that possibility since this gives C users an
opportunity right now to deal with the issue (as well as holding the C
lapack/blas vendor's feet to the fire to make sure their big-bucks offering
is truly much better than the free (in both senses) version.  Obviously,
this free C version is one of those that will have to be supported by the
robust C version of Find* for lapack and blas that we are discussing.
Lapack/Blas is the worst case I have ever seen of multiple free and vendor
versions.  Of course, lapack/blas is extremely useful so everybody wants
to try their hand at an implementation.

> [...] they still need a robust Find* module.

There, I am in complete agreement with you.

Alan
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