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Ballard, CC (Charles) wrote:
The problem is in the setting of all the --with-fftw etc (run configure --help to get the list).
I think the real problem is that there's four different sources, each with its own build system, for the same library. Everyone loves to bundle stuff to make it "easy" but it ends up being a huge pain.
Decent build systems and integration with the rest of the computer's software (as opposed to "Bundle all your dependencies, then build everything in the same directory as the source code and throw the whole pile somewhere") are almost universally low priorities in scientific computing. I'm unsure what can be done to change this in the broader picture, but I'm doing a little work as time permits (rarely) to properly autotool CCP4.
Thanks, Donnie
