octave-devel @3.3.52 +gcc44: mkoctfile doesn't find BLAS and LAPACK

[lukas.reichlin@…]

Hello,

There is a problem with mkoctfile in octave-devel 3.3.52 when Fortran code requires BLAS and LAPACK: If I don't add the options "-Wl,-framework" "-Wl,vecLib" to each call of mkoctfile in Makefile [2], the control package [1] fails to build. However, adding these options would break package installation on non-macintosh platforms. This is not an option. Therefore, it looks like a modified Portfile or a patch to octave-devel is needed which includes "-Wl,-framework" "-Wl,vecLib" by default.

BTW:

• There are no problems building "control" when using MacPorts octave-3.2.4, neither PPC nor Intel.
  
• Note that is possible to compile individual oct-files by src/makefile_*.m and they include the "-Wl,-framework" "-Wl,vecLib" option
  
• The only thing that works for me without "-Wl,-framework" "-Wl,vecLib" with octave 3.3.52 is src/makefile_helpers.m, probably because those functions are pure C++.
  
• inst/test_control.m executes all tests at once.

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.
Best Regards,
Lukas

[1] ​http://octave.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/octave/trunk/octave-forge/main/control/

[2] ​http://octave.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/octave/trunk/octave-forge/main/control/src/Makefile

## transmission zeros of state-space models
mkoctfile slab08nd.cc \

AB08ND.f AB08NX.f TB01ID.f MB03OY.f MB03PY.f

## transmission zeros of state-space models
mkoctfile "-Wl,-framework" "-Wl,vecLib" \

slab08nd.cc \
AB08ND.f AB08NX.f TB01ID.f MB03OY.f MB03PY.f

running "pkg install control*" from octave results in errors like

Undefined symbols:

"_dlaset_", referenced from:

_ab08nd_ in AB08ND.o _ab08nd_ in AB08ND.o _ab08nx_ in AB08NX.o _ab08nx_ in AB08NX.o _ab08nx_ in AB08NX.o _ab08nx_ in AB08NX.o

"_dggev_", referenced from:

Fslab08nd(octave_value_list const&, int) in slab08nd.o

"_dlapmt_", referenced from:

_ab08nx_ in AB08NX.o

"_dlarfg_", referenced from:

_ab08nx_ in AB08NX.o _mb03oy_ in MB03OY.o _mb03py_ in MB03PY.o

"_dlatzm_", referenced from:

_ab08nx_ in AB08NX.o

"_dlacpy_", referenced from:

_ab08nd_ in AB08ND.o _ab08nd_ in AB08ND.o _ab08nd_ in AB08ND.o _ab08nd_ in AB08ND.o _ab08nd_ in AB08ND.o _ab08nd_ in AB08ND.o

"_dtzrzf_", referenced from:

_ab08nd_ in AB08ND.o

"_dormqr_", referenced from:

_ab08nx_ in AB08NX.o

"_dormrq_", referenced from:

_ab08nx_ in AB08NX.o _ab08nx_ in AB08NX.o

"_dlaic1_", referenced from:

_mb03oy_ in MB03OY.o _mb03oy_ in MB03OY.o _mb03py_ in MB03PY.o _mb03py_ in MB03PY.o

"_dlamch_", referenced from:

_ab08nd_ in AB08ND.o _tb01id_ in TB01ID.o _tb01id_ in TB01ID.o

"_dormrz_", referenced from:

_ab08nd_ in AB08ND.o _ab08nd_ in AB08ND.o

"_dlange_", referenced from:

_ab08nd_ in AB08ND.o

"_dlarf_", referenced from:

_mb03oy_ in MB03OY.o _mb03py_ in MB03PY.o

"_ilaenv_", referenced from:

_ab08nd_ in AB08ND.o _ab08nd_ in AB08ND.o _ab08nx_ in AB08NX.o _ab08nx_ in AB08NX.o _ab08nx_ in AB08NX.o

ld: symbol(s) not found collect2: ld returned 1 exit status Undefined symbols:

"_dlartg_", referenced from:

_ag08by_ in AG08BY.o _ag08by_ in AG08BY.o

"_dlaset_", referenced from:

_ag08bd_ in AG08BD.o _ag08by_ in AG08BY.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o

"_dggev_", referenced from:

Fslag08bd(octave_value_list const&, int) in slag08bd.o

"_dlapmt_", referenced from:

_ag08by_ in AG08BY.o

"_dlarfg_", referenced from:

_ag08by_ in AG08BY.o _mb03oy_ in MB03OY.o

"_dlatzm_", referenced from:

_ag08by_ in AG08BY.o

"_dlacpy_", referenced from:

_ag08bd_ in AG08BD.o _ag08bd_ in AG08BD.o _ag08bd_ in AG08BD.o _ag08bd_ in AG08BD.o _ag08bd_ in AG08BD.o _ag08bd_ in AG08BD.o _ag08bd_ in AG08BD.o _ag08bd_ in AG08BD.o _ag08bd_ in AG08BD.o

"_dtzrzf_", referenced from:

_ag08bd_ in AG08BD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o

"_dormqr_", referenced from:

_ag08by_ in AG08BY.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o

"_dlaic1_", referenced from:

_ag08by_ in AG08BY.o _ag08by_ in AG08BY.o _mb03oy_ in MB03OY.o _mb03oy_ in MB03OY.o

"_dlamch_", referenced from:

_ag08bd_ in AG08BD.o _ag08by_ in AG08BY.o _tg01ad_ in TG01AD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o

"_dormrz_", referenced from:

_ag08bd_ in AG08BD.o _ag08bd_ in AG08BD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o

"_dlange_", referenced from:

_ag08bd_ in AG08BD.o _ag08bd_ in AG08BD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o

"_dlarf_", referenced from:

_mb03oy_ in MB03OY.o

"_ilaenv_", referenced from:

_ag08bd_ in AG08BD.o _ag08bd_ in AG08BD.o _ag08by_ in AG08BY.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o _tg01fd_ in TG01FD.o

ld: symbol(s) not found collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

Package Download Link: ​http://octave.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/octave/trunk/octave-forge/main/control/?view=tar

You can get my package from [1] by clicking the "Download GNU tarball" link. Rename the file from octave-control.tar.gz to control.tar.gz and install it inside octave by
cd <location of the package>
pkg install control*
If installation succeeds, try "pkg list" and "test_control". Please be patient, the installation may take several minutes. There's no output during a (successful) installation, just wait until the next octave:#> prompt shows up.

Sorry for the bad formatting!