Thread: blas library

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    blas library

    Hi all

    I am new to blas and want to know how to write a code for simple matrix multiplication A*B.
    Not sure how to define the matricies/vectors.

    Shuo

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    Depends on what BLAS you're using. And why are you using C++ for doing linear algebra anyway? Use Matlab.

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    http://www.boost.org/libs/numeric/ub...s_overview.htm

    Quote Originally Posted by cunnus88 View Post
    And why are you using C++ for doing linear algebra anyway? Use Matlab
    C++ compiler is for free, matlab not. Compiled c++ can easily be deployed, with matlab every user needs ... matlab. With C++ the computer can play video or music or render pictures to the beat of lin. alg. calculations, with matlab not.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pheres View Post
    C++ compiler is for free, matlab not.
    True. But you can use octave.

    It's all very nice using C++, but have you ever tried populating a matrix in C++? Ick. And I looked into the boost BLAS library, and while it's all nice (basic math operations, blocking), it would still be a headache to implement your own eigenvector/value solver, cholesky/householder factorization, or singular value decomposition. AND you have to think about numerical stability. Thank god for the people out there who are paid to study that stuff.

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