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Re: Parallel computing abilitites in GSL?
On Sun, Jul 07, 2002 at 11:21:33PM +0100, Brian Gough wrote:
> Basically parallel algorithms are outside the scope of GSL, because
> they would require a different design.
Well, actually the idea wasn't to create an underlying parallel level,
that would lead to a redisign of GSL (though that might be cool), but
to create ready-to-be-paralleled versions of some algoritms, and include
them into the distribution, similar to the way GSL makes error-reporting
versions of functions.
Say, it could look like GSL would provide 3 functions
gsl_some_function()
gsl_e_some_function()
gsl_p_some_function(additional arguments).
The idea behind this is that most of the ready-paralleled numeric
libraries (such as those provided by Numeric Solutions) are not free,
and it would be very good to provide a free software to do this.
GSL has a nice ready base for this, IMO.
But this is no more than just an idea now :)
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Regards, Wartan.
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