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| http://developer.amd.com/acml.jsp (to download one or more tarball acml-{{ACML-Version}}-gfortran-32bit, acml-{{ACML-Version}}-gfortran-64bit, acml-{{ACML-Version}}-gnu-32bit, or acml-{{ACML-Version}}-gnu-64bit)
 
| http://developer.amd.com/acml.jsp (to download one or more tarball acml-{{ACML-Version}}-gfortran-32bit, acml-{{ACML-Version}}-gfortran-64bit, acml-{{ACML-Version}}-gnu-32bit, or acml-{{ACML-Version}}-gnu-64bit)
 
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= ACML =
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= Introduction to ACML =
  
 
AMD Core Mathematics Library (ACML) contains  
 
AMD Core Mathematics Library (ACML) contains  
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* Random Number Generators in both single- and double-precision.
 
* Random Number Generators in both single- and double-precision.
  
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To obtain the ACML, you will be required to register with AMD and be at least 14-years old.  Also note that the license does not allow redistribution.  The packages compiled with gfortran provide libraries optimized for single- and multi-processor machines.
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To obtain the ACML, you will be required to register with AMD and be at least 14-years old.  Also note that the license does not allow redistribution without written consent from AMD.  The packages compiled with gfortran provide libraries optimized for single- and multi-processor machines.
  
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== Non-Multilib or Multilib ==
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Other vendors also provide BLAS and LAPACK libraries optimized for their processor.
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{| style="text-align: left; background-color: AliceBlue;"
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! Apple's
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|[http://developer.apple.com/hardwaredrivers/ve/index.html Velocity Engine]
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! Hewlett-Packard's
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|[http://h21007.www2.hp.com/dspp/tech/tech_TechSoftwareDetailPage_IDX/1,1703,3315,00.html Mathematical Software Library] (MLIB) Free registration required.
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! IBM's
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|[http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/p/software/essl.html Engineering Scientific Subroutine Library] (ESSL)
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! Intel's
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|[http://www.intel.com/cd/software/products/asmo-na/eng/perflib/mkl/index.htm Math Kernel Library] (MKL) '''$399 US'''.
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! SGI's
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|[http://www.sgi.com/products/software/scsl.html Scientific Computing Software Library] (SCSL) Free registration required.
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! Sun's
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|[http://developers.sun.com/sunstudio/perflib_index.html Sun Performance Library]; Free to registered SDN members.
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= Non-Multilib or Multilib =
  
 
Create a directory to download and unpack the tarballs.
 
Create a directory to download and unpack the tarballs.
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Move the documentation to a standard location:
 
Move the documentation to a standard location:
  
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     install -v -m755 -d /opt/share/doc/acml-{{ACML-Version}} &&  
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     install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/acml-{{ACML-Version}} &&  
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     install -v -m644 ACML-EULA.txt README.64-bit /opt/share/doc/acml-{{ACML-Version}} &&  
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     install -v -m644 ACML-EULA.txt README.64-bit /usr/share/doc/acml-{{ACML-Version}} &&  
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     mv -v /opt/acml{{ACML-Version}}/{*.txt,ReleaseNote*} /opt/share/doc/acml-{{ACML-Version}} &&  
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     mv -v /opt/acml{{ACML-Version}}/{*.txt,ReleaseNote*} /usr/share/doc/acml-{{ACML-Version}} &&  
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     mv -v /opt/acml{{ACML-Version}}/Doc/*.{pdf,txt,inf*} /opt/share/doc/acml-{{ACML-Version}} &&  
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     mv -v /opt/acml{{ACML-Version}}/Doc/*.{pdf,txt,inf*} /usr/share/doc/acml-{{ACML-Version}} &&  
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     mv -v /opt/acml{{ACML-Version}}/Doc/html/* /opt/share/doc/acml-{{ACML-Version}}
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     mv -v /opt/acml{{ACML-Version}}/Doc/html/* /usr/share/doc/acml-{{ACML-Version}}
  
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== Contents ==
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= Contents =
  
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* Installed Programs: cpuid
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{| style="text-align: left;"
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* Installed Libraries: libacml.{so,a}, libacml_mv.{so,a}
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|-valign="top"
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* Installed Directories: /opt/acml{{ACML-Version}}/{gfortran32,gfortran32_mp,gfortran64,gfortran64_mp,gnu32,gnu64}/{examples,include,lib}
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! Installed Directories:
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|/opt/acml{{ACML-Version}}/{gfortran32,gfortran32_mp,gfortran64,gfortran64_mp,gnu32,gnu64}/{examples,include,lib}
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! Installed Programs:
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| cpuid
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! Installed Libraries:
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| libacml.{so,a}
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| libacml_mv.{so,a}
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=== Short Description ===
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== Short Descriptions ==
  
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* cpuid - binary utility to determine if your processor supports sse and sse2.  Use cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep flags instead.
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! cpuid:
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|binary utility to determine if your processor supports sse and sse2.  Execute cat /proc/cpuinfo for the same results.
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Revision as of 12:45, 18 December 2006

Download Source: http://developer.amd.com/acml.jsp (to download one or more tarball acml-3.6.1-gfortran-32bit, acml-3.6.1-gfortran-64bit, acml-3.6.1-gnu-32bit, or acml-3.6.1-gnu-64bit)

Introduction to ACML

AMD Core Mathematics Library (ACML) contains

  • Full implementation of BLAS, with key routines optimized for high performance on AMD processors.
  • Full suite of LAPACK routines optimized to achieve considerably higher performance than standard LAPACK implementations.
  • Comprehensive suite of Fast Fourier Transforms (FFTs) in both single-, double-, single-complex and double-complex data types.
  • Fast scalar, vector, and array math transcendental library routines optimized for high performance on AMD processors.
  • Random Number Generators in both single- and double-precision.

To obtain the ACML, you will be required to register with AMD and be at least 14-years old. Also note that the license does not allow redistribution without written consent from AMD. The packages compiled with gfortran provide libraries optimized for single- and multi-processor machines.

Other vendors also provide BLAS and LAPACK libraries optimized for their processor.

Apple's Velocity Engine
Hewlett-Packard's Mathematical Software Library (MLIB) Free registration required.
IBM's Engineering Scientific Subroutine Library (ESSL)
Intel's Math Kernel Library (MKL) $399 US.
SGI's Scientific Computing Software Library (SCSL) Free registration required.
Sun's Sun Performance Library; Free to registered SDN members.

Non-Multilib or Multilib

Create a directory to download and unpack the tarballs. 

  mkdir acml &&
  cd acml

After retrieving and unpacking the tarballs, install each in turn: 

  ./install-<package>.sh

where <package> is acml-3.6.1-gfortran-32bit, acml-3.6.1-gfortran-64bit, acml-3.6.1-gnu-32bit, or acml-3.6.1-gnu-64bit.

You will be required to accept the licensing agreement after which you will be prompted for a top level installation directory. The default is /opt/acml3.6.1. Each package will install its headers and libraries in separate subdirectories of the top level directory.

Move the documentation to a standard location: 

   install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/acml-3.6.1 && 
   install -v -m644 ACML-EULA.txt README.64-bit /usr/share/doc/acml-3.6.1 && 
   mv -v /opt/acml3.6.1/{*.txt,ReleaseNote*} /usr/share/doc/acml-3.6.1 && 
   mv -v /opt/acml3.6.1/Doc/*.{pdf,txt,inf*} /usr/share/doc/acml-3.6.1 && 
   mv -v /opt/acml3.6.1/Doc/html/* /usr/share/doc/acml-3.6.1

Contents

Installed Directories: /opt/acml3.6.1/{gfortran32,gfortran32_mp,gfortran64,gfortran64_mp,gnu32,gnu64}/{examples,include,lib}
Installed Programs: cpuid
Installed Libraries: libacml.{so,a} libacml_mv.{so,a}

Short Descriptions

cpuid: binary utility to determine if your processor supports sse and sse2. Execute cat /proc/cpuinfo for the same results.
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