hi everyone
I have compiled VASP successfully just by commenting out SCALAPACK.
but I do not understand the difference betwixt LAPACK and SCALAPACK
thank you so much
What is the difference betwixt LAPACK and SCALAPACK?
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What is the difference betwixt LAPACK and SCALAPACK?
Last edited by dyc_2008 on Sat May 26, 2012 11:41 am, edited 1 time in total.
What is the difference betwixt LAPACK and SCALAPACK?
SCALAPACK stands for Scalable LAPACK. It should scale better when running large jobs across distributed memory systems, such as a cluster of machines connected via ethernet.
If all your jobs run on a single machine you can safely ignore SCALAPACK.
If all your jobs run on a single machine you can safely ignore SCALAPACK.
Last edited by andypea on Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:41 am, edited 1 time in total.
What is the difference betwixt LAPACK and SCALAPACK?
SCALAPACK stands for Scalable LAPACK. It should scale better when running large jobs across distributed memory systems, such as a cluster of machines connected via ethernet.
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