Can I use ATLAS for the blas/lapack library

[Barry Smith]

  Ben,

  Please send the configure.log to petsc-maint at mcs.anl.gov
It is suppose to work with the ATLAS libraries, but they 
are often temperamental.

   Barry

On Sat, 13 Jan 2007, Ben Tay wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I've ATLAS on my server. Can I use it for the blas/lapack library?
> 
> I tried to specify the directory and also the the library files but the
> PETSc configuration keep saying it's not valid.
> 
> The library files are
> 
> libatlas.a  libcblas.a  libf77blas.a  liblapack.a  libptcblas.a
> libptf77blas.a  libtstatlas.a
> 
> Which one should I specify?
> 
> Lastly, have other users post any comments about using ATLAS?
> 
> Thank you!
>