[MacPorts] #22586: install octave-linear-algebra fails

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#22586: install octave-linear-algebra fails
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  Reporter:  borschel@…             |       Owner:  and.damore@…           
      Type:  defect                 |      Status:  closed                 
  Priority:  Normal                 |   Milestone:                         
 Component:  ports                  |     Version:  1.8.1                  
Resolution:  wontfix                |    Keywords:                         
      Port:  octave-linear-algebra  |  
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Changes (by and.damore@…):

  * status:  assigned => closed
  * resolution:  => wontfix


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:8 borschel@…]:

 > Unfortunately, the makefile doesn't call the linker directly. Rather it
 calls the octave script mkoctfile which then calls the linker.

 This is made on purpose, letting the octave pkg manager to install the
 module let macports have a good number of octave-forge packages.

 > Interestingly, the variable BLAS_LIBS was empty and there is not even a
 variable LAPACK_LIBS, so I just smuggled lapack in with blas.
 > So, like I said, this is a quick and dirty way to just get it working.
 > I would appreciate it, if you could tell me what the clean (i.e.
 correct) way of fixing this would be.

 ${prefix}/bin/mkoctfile script comes from octave port, the configure
 options have '''--with-blas''' with a '''-framework''' value and
 '''--with-lapack''' but I'm unsure if this should let the configure script
 to autodetect macports' atlas library (that I can't install anyway).

 For this you should file in a ticket about the octave port and ask to set
 up '''configure.args''' properly in Portfile.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/22586#comment:9>
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