Bug#886254: ITP: cuba -- library for multidimensional numerical integration

[Francesco Montanari]

The package is available on salsa science-team group. However, it was 
rejected due to license issues discussed in [1]. I didn't receive 
feedback from upstream yet, and a similar package, cubature, was 
recently added to Debian.


Hence, at the moment I am no longer very motivated to maintain the 
package. I am going to retitle the ITP to RFP, in case in future the 
copyright and proprietary license issues will be solved.


[1] 
https://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/debian-science-maintainers/2019-December/076976.html


Best,
Francesco

Bug#886254: ITP: cuba -- library for multidimensional numerical integration

[Andreas Tille]

Hi Francesco,

thanks for this ITP which sounds really useful.  Please maintain this
package in the Debian Science team.  It should not be hard to find a
sponsor there.

Kind regards

  Andreas.

On Wed, Jan 03, 2018 at 02:54:50PM +0100, Francesco Montanari wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> Owner: Francesco Montanari 
> 
> * Package name: cuba
>   Version : 4.2
>   Upstream Author : Thomas Hahn
> * URL : http://www.feynarts.de/cuba/
> * License : LGPL-3+
>   Programming Lang: C, C++, Fortran
>   Description : library for multidimensional numerical integration
> 
> The Cuba library provides new implementations of general-purpose
> multidimensional integration algorithms.
> 
> While several algorithms are available for reliable one-dimensional
> numerical integration in modest time --see, e.g., QUADPACK from the
> GNU Scientific Library (GSL)--, the situation is less satisfactory for
> multidimensional integrals. The Cuba library offers a choice of four
> independent routines for multidimensional integration based on very
> different methods (both deterministic and Monte Carlo): Vegas, Suave,
> Divonne, and Cuhre. These algorithms are a significant improvement
> over alternatives already present in Debian (e.g., see the traditional
> Monte Carlo method and the Vegas and Miser adaptive algorithms from
> the GSL).
> 
> A previous version of the library, libcuba3, was already in Debian but
> has been removed because ancient, RC buggy and low popcon [1].
> 
> I will maintain the package as a frequent user, and will ask support
> from a sponsor (a first package version will be uploaded on Debian
> Mentors [2]).
> 
> Francesco
> 
> [1] https://bugs.debian.org/826874
> [2] https://mentors.debian.net
> 
> 

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Bug#886254: ITP: cuba -- library for multidimensional numerical integration

[Francesco Montanari]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Francesco Montanari 

* Package name: cuba
  Version : 4.2
  Upstream Author : Thomas Hahn
* URL : http://www.feynarts.de/cuba/
* License : LGPL-3+
  Programming Lang: C, C++, Fortran
  Description : library for multidimensional numerical integration

The Cuba library provides new implementations of general-purpose
multidimensional integration algorithms.

While several algorithms are available for reliable one-dimensional
numerical integration in modest time --see, e.g., QUADPACK from the
GNU Scientific Library (GSL)--, the situation is less satisfactory for
multidimensional integrals. The Cuba library offers a choice of four
independent routines for multidimensional integration based on very
different methods (both deterministic and Monte Carlo): Vegas, Suave,
Divonne, and Cuhre. These algorithms are a significant improvement
over alternatives already present in Debian (e.g., see the traditional
Monte Carlo method and the Vegas and Miser adaptive algorithms from
the GSL).

A previous version of the library, libcuba3, was already in Debian but
has been removed because ancient, RC buggy and low popcon [1].

I will maintain the package as a frequent user, and will ask support
from a sponsor (a first package version will be uploaded on Debian
Mentors [2]).

Francesco

[1] https://bugs.debian.org/826874
[2] https://mentors.debian.net