GNU Scientific Library (GSL)

General Information

Short Description: The GNU Scientific Library (GSL) is a numerical library for C and C++ programmers.

Long Description:
The GNU Scientific Library (GSL) is a numerical library for C and C++ programmers. The library provides a wide range of mathematical routines such as random number generators, special functions and least-squares fitting. There are over 1000 functions in total.

Category: Applications - Scientific and Engineering
Mathematics and Statistics
Numerical Programs and Routines
Numerical Programs and Routines: Linear Algebra
Numerical Programs and Routines: Miscellaneous

Vendor/Developer: GNU

Vendor Website: http://www.gnu.org

Software Website: http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl

Programming Language: C, C++

Terms of Use:
GSL is free software under the GNU General Public License.

Installation Information

Version: 1.6      Version Date: 0000-00-00

Installed Site: National Center for Supercomputing Applications

Installed Platform: SGI Altix

Point of Contact: Math Software Support

Installation Status: Planned

Installation Date: 2006-11-30

Usage Information

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Usage Information:
GSL is installed in /usr/apps/math/gsl on Cobalt.

The soft keys +gsl-gnu and +gsl-intel will add the following to your environment: (+gsl-intel)
GSL_HOME = /usr/apps/math/gsl/gsl-1.6/intel
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:/usr/apps/math/gsl/gsl-1.6/intel/lib
MANPATH = ${MANPATH}:/usr/apps/math/gsl/gsl-1.6/intel/man
PATH = ${PATH}:/usr/apps/math/gsl/gsl-1.6/intel/bin

To compile and link with GSL (assuming Intel compiler):

icc -I${GSL_HOME}/include -o foo foo.c -L${GSL_HOME}/lib -lgsl

GSL can use CBLAS/LAPACK from MKL by appending

-L${MKL_HOME}/lib/32 -lmkl_lapack -lmkl_ia32 -lguide -lpthread

to the link line.

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Type of License: N/A

Type of Installation: Available to all allocated users

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