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DescriptionTom "spot" Callaway
2014-07-08 19:32:11 UTC
Created attachment 916539[details]
Fix issue with zero value handling in BLAS functions
Description of problem:
R is bundling a copy of BLAS specifically to resolve an issue where certain functions only operate on values when they are not equal to zero, but zero is a valid value in those cases. This patch resolves the issue (and has been sent to upstream LAPACK for resolution.)
Without this issue, R on EL-7 (and EL-6) does not operate correctly. We could work around this issue by using the bundled BLAS/LAPACK on those build targets, but we would strongly prefer not to do this.
There is a rather large userbase for R on RHEL (I know because I maintain R in EPEL and I get a lot of .edu and .gov emails when it breaks). Please take this patch and push the update asap.
Comment 5RHEL Program Management
2020-12-15 07:30:43 UTC
After evaluating this issue, there are no plans to address it further or fix it in an upcoming release. Therefore, it is being closed. If plans change such that this issue will be fixed in an upcoming release, then the bug can be reopened.
Created attachment 916539 [details] Fix issue with zero value handling in BLAS functions Description of problem: R is bundling a copy of BLAS specifically to resolve an issue where certain functions only operate on values when they are not equal to zero, but zero is a valid value in those cases. This patch resolves the issue (and has been sent to upstream LAPACK for resolution.) Without this issue, R on EL-7 (and EL-6) does not operate correctly. We could work around this issue by using the bundled BLAS/LAPACK on those build targets, but we would strongly prefer not to do this. There is a rather large userbase for R on RHEL (I know because I maintain R in EPEL and I get a lot of .edu and .gov emails when it breaks). Please take this patch and push the update asap.