mlpack / mlpack/mlboard

Add linking support of openmp for mlpack.

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Description

While building mlboard, if mlpack is compiled with OpenMP support we receive a warning. That's because mlboard is not getting compiled with -fopenmp flag. So in order to fix it we need to link against OpenMP using CMake.
For more info on the issue, you can check the following comment written by @yashwants.
https://github.com/mlpack/mlboard/pull/6#issuecomment-657547414

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Research direction

Inspect the mlboard CMake configuration and the build path used when mlpack has OpenMP support. Confirm the warning scenario described in the issue, then verify that the project builds without the OpenMP-related warning when mlpack is compiled with OpenMP.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cmake, cpp
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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