admin I am evaluating plotting programs for Ubuntu. I already have plotting capability via Matlab and Python/matplotlib running under Ubuntu. The Matlab export plot quality is ok but not great. So far my Python knowledge only extends to making static plots. Identifying interactive, dynamic plotting methods… Read more
MinGW stands for Minimalist GNU for Windows. MinGW is a native software port of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) and GNU Binutils for use in the development of native Microsoft Windows applications. MinGW can be downloaded with Code::Blocks. Or it can be downloaded via soureforge.… Read more
The following program reads a 2D array of numbers. The array may have an arbitrary or unknown number of rows and columns up to a certain cell limit. The program counts the number of columns and rows as it reads the data. The program souce… Read more
Cygwin is a collection of tools which provide a Linux look and feel environment for Windows. It is also a DLL (cygwin1.dll) which acts as a Linux Application Programming Interface (API) layer providing substantial Linux API functionality. Cygwin is not a way to run native… Read more
The make install command is necessary to build certain software package. This may result in an error such as: /usr/local/lib: Permission denied The problem can be fixed by typing: su -c “make install” Then enter root password when prompted * * * The Update Manager… Read more
Cython is a compiler which compiles Python-like code files to C code. The resulting functions can then be imported into other Python scripts. This method can be used to increase the execution speed of a Python script, particularly if the script uses for-loops. I have… Read more
CBLAS is C interface to the BLAS library. * * * Ubuntu Installation instructions: BLAS must be installed first. The instructions for BLAS are given at: Generalized Eigenvalue Problem & BLAS Next, wget http://www.netlib.org/blas/blast-forum/cblas.tgz tar zxf cblas.tgz Go to CBLAS folder. Open Makefiles.in in a… Read more
Here is a program that uses dgemm to multiply two matrices: matrix_mult.cpp The dgemm function is implemented using gsl blas. It can be compiled under Cygwin as: gcc -o matrix_mult_alt matrix_mult_alt.cpp -lgsl -lstdc++ And under Ubuntu as: gcc -o matrix_mult_alt matrix_mult_alt.cpp -lgsl -lgslcblas -lstdc++ *… Read more
Blas and Lapack may be installed on an Ubuntu system using the instructions at: Generalized Eigenvalue Problem * * * C++ programs that use Lapack can be compiled in Terminal or Bash shell mode via: g++ file_in -o file_out -lgfortran -llapack -lm where file_in is… Read more
The goal of this project is to solve a “very large” generalized eigenvalue problem in a “reasonable” amount of time using library functions. The mass and stiffness matrices may be either dense or sparse. Optimum routines are desired for each case. Here is description of… Read more