OpenMathLib / OpenMathLib/OpenBLAS

Lacking quad precision support

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Description

Support for quad precision seems to be broken or maybe entirely missing. Setting QUAD_PRECISION=1 in Makefile.rule and running make results in compilation error caused by missing common_quad.h.

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Research direction

Start with Makefile.rule and reproduce the compilation failure using QUAD_PRECISION=1 followed by make. Trace the missing common_quad.h reference and verify that the project compiles successfully with quad precision enabled.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
build-system, hpc
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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