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Re: The GNU Scientific Software Library
- To: "E. Robert Tisdale" <edwin at netwood dot net>
- Subject: Re: The GNU Scientific Software Library
- From: Brian Gough <bjg at network-theory dot co dot uk>
- Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 19:47:43 +0100 (BST)
- Cc: gsl-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com
- References: <39EA0CBE.1D2B3B4E@netwood.net>
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E. Robert Tisdale writes:
> Why does the GNU Scientific Library (GSL) exist?
> What was wrong with the GNU Scientific Software Library (GNUSSL)?
> Why was yet another version of the GNU Numerical Math Library
> necessary?
GNUSSL is a C++ class-library, covering areas of linear algebra,
matrix decompositions and ffts in an object-oriented way. So it is
fairly different from GSL, where the goal is to write a portable
replacement in C for existing numerical libraries such as
IMSL/NAG/Numerical Recipes.
The projects began around the same time (roughly speaking) but are
independent. I believe development of GNUSSL lapsed after a while.
I'm not sure why that was.
best regards,
Brian Gough