Ryan Schmidt <ryandes...@macports.org> writes: >> On Jun 11, 2016, at 10:11 AM, Gideon Simpson <gideon.simp...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> I have an intel mkl license, and I know that numpy/scipy can be built >> against it for a performance boost. I was wondering two things: >> >> 1. Is it possible that we could have a variant of numpy/scipy that supports >> mkl, or is that fundamentally at odds with macports, since the mkl is >> commercial? > > I wouldn't be opposed to adding that option. MacPorts already contains > commercial software (like libxl, for which you must buy a license for certain > uses, and oracle-instantclient, which connects to a commercial database and > for which you must register and manually download the installer). I see there > are a number of ways we might get a copy of mkl for free to help us create > such a variant: > > https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/free-mkl > > The question is whether all those packages contain the same or equivalent > software, such that a variant created for use with one of them would work > with the others as well. > > Another question is whether to code the variant to work with the files > installed by the Intel MKL installer in their normal locations, or whether we > should create a port for Intel MKL which would adjust the installation to > place the files inside the MacPorts prefix.
This is quite challenging, actually. MKL would be a replacement for ATLAS or OpenBLAS, essentially but is insane to link against. You basically have to ask an Intel webapp for how to link with MKL: https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-mkl-link-line-advisor I could try to help if someone wants to go down this long rabbit-hole but I'm quite busy this summer. _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
