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diff --git a/math/linpack/DESCR b/math/linpack/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..1c5461988f2 --- /dev/null +++ b/math/linpack/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +LINPACK is a collection of Fortran subroutines that analyze and solve +linear equations and linear least-squares probles. The package solves +linear systems whose matrices are general, banded, symmetric +indefinite, symmetric positive definite, triangular, and tridiagonal +square. In addition, the package computes the QR and singular value +decompositions of rectangular matrices and applies them to +least-squares problems. LINPACK uses column-oriented algorithms to +increase efficiency by preserving locality of reference. + +LINPACK was designed for supercomputers in use in the 1970s and early +1980s. LINPACK has been largely superceded by LAPACK which has been +designed to run efficiently on shared-memory, vector supercomputers. |