In addition, NAG recommends that before calling any Library routine you should read the following reference material from the Library Manual (see Section 5):
(a) How to Use the NAG Library and its Documentation
(b) Chapter Introduction
(c) Routine Document
Please note that the long names for Library routines mentioned in Section 3.1.1 of How to Use the NAG Library and its Documentation are not available in this implementation.
http://www.nag.co.uk/doc/inun/fl26/mi6d9l/supplementary.html
for details of any new information related to the applicability or usage of this implementation.
This implementation of the NAG Fortran Library provides static and shareable libraries that use the Apple ® vecLib Library (VL), a third-party vendor performance library, to provide Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms (BLAS) and Linear Algebra PACKage (LAPACK) routines (except for any routines listed in Section 4(a)). It also provides static and shareable libraries that use the NAG versions of these routines (referred to as the self-contained libraries). This implementation has been tested with version 3.6 of VL. For best performance, we recommend that you use one of the variants of the NAG Fortran Library which is based on VL, i.e. libnag_vl.a or libnag_vl.dylib, in preference to using one of the self-contained NAG libraries, libnag_nag.a or libnag_nag.dylib.
In this section we assume that the Library has been installed in the directory [INSTALL_DIR].
By default [INSTALL_DIR] (see Installer's Note (in.html)) is $HOME/NAG/flmi626d9l; however it could have been changed by the person who did the installation, in which case you should consult that person.
To use the NAG Fortran Library and the VL libraries, you may link in the following manner:
nagfor -thread_safe -I[INSTALL_DIR]/nag_interface_blocks -ieee=full \
driver.f90 [INSTALL_DIR]/lib/libnag_vl.a \
-framework Accelerate -lc++
-framework IOKit -framework CoreFoundation
where driver.f90 is your application program;
or
nagfor -thread_safe -I[INSTALL_DIR]/nag_interface_blocks -ieee=full \
driver.f90 [INSTALL_DIR]/lib/libnag_vl.dylib \
-framework Accelerate \
-framework IOKit -framework CoreFoundation
if the shareable library is required.
However, if you prefer to link to a version of the NAG Fortran Library which does not require the use of VL you may wish to use the self-contained libraries as follows:
nagfor -thread_safe -I[INSTALL_DIR]/nag_interface_blocks -ieee=full \
driver.f90 [INSTALL_DIR]/lib/libnag_nag.a \
-framework IOKit -framework CoreFoundation \
-lc++
or
nagfor -thread_safe -I[INSTALL_DIR]/nag_interface_blocks -ieee=full \
driver.f90 [INSTALL_DIR]/lib/libnag_nag.dylib \
-framework IOKit -framework CoreFoundation
if the shareable library is required.
If your application has been linked with the shareable NAG and VL libraries then the environment variable DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH must be set (or extended) to allow run-time linkage.
In the C shell type:
setenv DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH [INSTALL_DIR]/libto set DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH, or
setenv DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH \
[INSTALL_DIR]/lib:${DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH}
to extend DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH if you already have it set.
In the Bourne shell, type:
DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=[INSTALL_DIR]/lib export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATHto set DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH, or
DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=[INSTALL_DIR]/lib:${DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH}
export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
to extend DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH if you already have it set.
Note that you may also need to set DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH to point at other items such as compiler run-time libraries, for example if you are using a newer version of the compiler.
A document, techdoc.html, giving advice on calling the NAG Fortran Library from C and C++ is also available in [INSTALL_DIR]/c_headers.
(a) subroutines are called as such;
(b) functions are declared with the right type;
(c) the correct number of arguments are passed; and
(d) all arguments match in type and structure.
The NAG Fortran Library interface block files are organised by Library chapter. They are aggregated into one module named
nag_library
The modules are supplied in pre-compiled form (.mod files) for
use by the NAG Fortran compiler, nagfor.
They can be accessed by specifying the
The .mod module files were compiled with the compiler shown in Section 2.2 of the Installer's Note. Such module files are compiler-dependent, so if you wish to use the NAG example programs, or use the interface blocks in your own programs, when using a compiler that is incompatible with these modules, you will first need to recompile the interface blocks with your own compiler version. A recompiled set of interface blocks can be created in a separate directory (e.g. nag_interface_blocks_alt) using the supplied script command
[INSTALL_DIR]/scripts/nag_recompile_mods nag_interface_blocks_altfrom the [INSTALL_DIR] directory. This script uses the version of the NAG Fortran compiler from your PATH environment.
To make the new set of compiled modules the default set, move the directory [INSTALL_DIR]/nag_interface_blocks to [INSTALL_DIR]/nag_interface_blocks_original, and then move the directory containing the new set of modules [INSTALL_DIR]/nag_interface_blocks_alt to [INSTALL_DIR]/nag_interface_blocks.
You should now be able to use the newly compiled module files in the usual way.
The distributed example results are those obtained with the static library libnag_vl.a (i.e. using the VL BLAS and LAPACK routines). Running the examples with NAG BLAS or LAPACK may give slightly different results.
Note that the example material has been adapted, if necessary, from that published in the Library Manual, so that programs are suitable for execution with this implementation with no further changes. The distributed example programs should be used in preference to the versions in the Library Manual wherever possible. The example programs are most easily accessed by using one of the following scripts, which are located in the directory [INSTALL_DIR]/scripts.
Each command will provide you with a copy of an example program (and its data and options file, if any), compile the program and link it with the appropriate libraries (showing you the compile command so that you can recompile your own version of the program). Finally, the executable program will be run (with appropriate arguments specifying data, options and results files as needed), with the results being sent to a file and to the command window.
The example program concerned is specified by the argument to the command, e.g.
nag_example_vl e04nrfwill copy the example program and its data and options files (e04nrfe.f90, e04nrfe.d and e04nrfe.opt) into the current directory, compile and link the program and run it to produce the example program results in the file e04nrfe.r.
This implementation of the NAG Fortran Library uses 32-bit integers.
The NAG Library and documentation use parameterized types for floating-point variables. Thus, the type
REAL(KIND=nag_wp)
appears in documentation of all NAG Fortran Library routines,
where nag_wp
is a Fortran KIND parameter. The value of nag_wp will vary
between implementations,
and its value can be obtained by use of the nag_library
module. We refer to the type
nag_wp as the NAG Library "working precision" type, because
most floating-point
arguments and internal variables used in the Library are of this type.
In addition, a small number of routines use the type
REAL(KIND=nag_rp)
where nag_rp stands for "reduced precision type". Another
type, not currently
used in the Library, is
REAL(KIND=nag_hp)
for "higher precision type" or "additional precision type".
For correct use of these types, see almost any of the example programs distributed with the Library.
For this implementation, these types have the following meanings:
REAL (kind=nag_rp) means REAL (i.e. single precision)
REAL (kind=nag_wp) means DOUBLE PRECISION
COMPLEX (kind=nag_rp) means COMPLEX (i.e. single precision complex)
COMPLEX (kind=nag_wp) means double precision complex (e.g. COMPLEX*16)
In addition, the Manual has adopted a convention of using bold italics to distinguish some terms. See Section 4.4 of How to Use the NAG Library and its Documentation for details.
Many LAPACK routines have a "workspace query" mechanism which allows a caller to interrogate the routine to determine how much workspace to supply. Note that LAPACK routines from the VL may require a different amount of workspace from the equivalent NAG versions of these routines.
In this implementation calls to the NAG version of the following BLAS and LAPACK routines may be included in the libraries libnag_vl.a and libnag_vl.dylib to avoid problems with the vendor version:
daxpyi dbdsdc dbdsqr dbdsvdx ddoti dgebal dgeesx dgeevx dgejsv dgelsd dgelsy dgemqrt dgemv dgeqlf dgeqp3 dgeqrf dgeqrt dgerqf dgesdd dgesv dgesvd dgesvdx dgesvj dgesvx dgetrf dgges dgges3 dggev dggev3 dgghd3 dgglse dggqrf dggrqf dggsvd3 dggsvp3 dgthr dgthrz dhgeqz dhseqr dnrm2 dorcsd dormhr dormql dormrz dposvx dpotrf dpteqr droti dsbgvd dsctr dsgesv dstegr dstevr dsyevr dsymv dtpmqrt dtpqrt dtrsen dtrsv dtzrzf dznrm2 sasum scasum sdot zaxpyi zbdsqr zcgesv zcopy zdotc zdotci zdotu zdotui zgeesx zgejsv zgelsd zgelsy zgemqrt zgeqp3 zgeqrt zgesdd zgesvd zgesvdx zgesvj zgesvx zgetrf zgges3 zggev3 zgghd3 zggqrf zggrqf zggsvd3 zggsvp3 zgthr zgthrz zhbgvd zheevr zher2k zhsein zposvx zpotrf zpteqr zsctr zstegr ztgsen ztpmqrt ztpqrt zuncsd zunmhr zunmrz
The behaviour of functions in these Chapters may depend on implementation-specific values.
General details are given in the Library Manual, but the specific values used in this implementation are as follows:
S07AAF F_1 = 1.0E+13
F_2 = 1.0E-14
S10AAF E_1 = 1.8715E+1
S10ABF E_1 = 7.080E+2
S10ACF E_1 = 7.080E+2
S13AAF x_hi = 7.083E+2
S13ACF x_hi = 1.0E+16
S13ADF x_hi = 1.0E+17
S14AAF IFAIL = 1 if X > 1.70E+2
IFAIL = 2 if X < -1.70E+2
IFAIL = 3 if abs(X) < 2.23E-308
S14ABF IFAIL = 2 if X > x_big = 2.55E+305
S15ADF x_hi = 2.65E+1
S15AEF x_hi = 2.65E+1
S15AGF IFAIL = 1 if X >= 2.53E+307
IFAIL = 2 if 4.74E+7 <= X < 2.53E+307
IFAIL = 3 if X < -2.66E+1
S17ACF IFAIL = 1 if X > 1.0E+16
S17ADF IFAIL = 1 if X > 1.0E+16
IFAIL = 3 if 0 < X <= 2.23E-308
S17AEF IFAIL = 1 if abs(X) > 1.0E+16
S17AFF IFAIL = 1 if abs(X) > 1.0E+16
S17AGF IFAIL = 1 if X > 1.038E+2
IFAIL = 2 if X < -5.7E+10
S17AHF IFAIL = 1 if X > 1.041E+2
IFAIL = 2 if X < -5.7E+10
S17AJF IFAIL = 1 if X > 1.041E+2
IFAIL = 2 if X < -1.9E+9
S17AKF IFAIL = 1 if X > 1.041E+2
IFAIL = 2 if X < -1.9E+9
S17DCF IFAIL = 2 if abs(Z) < 3.92223E-305
IFAIL = 4 if abs(Z) or FNU+N-1 > 3.27679E+4
IFAIL = 5 if abs(Z) or FNU+N-1 > 1.07374E+9
S17DEF IFAIL = 2 if AIMAG(Z) > 7.00921E+2
IFAIL = 3 if abs(Z) or FNU+N-1 > 3.27679E+4
IFAIL = 4 if abs(Z) or FNU+N-1 > 1.07374E+9
S17DGF IFAIL = 3 if abs(Z) > 1.02399E+3
IFAIL = 4 if abs(Z) > 1.04857E+6
S17DHF IFAIL = 3 if abs(Z) > 1.02399E+3
IFAIL = 4 if abs(Z) > 1.04857E+6
S17DLF IFAIL = 2 if abs(Z) < 3.92223E-305
IFAIL = 4 if abs(Z) or FNU+N-1 > 3.27679E+4
IFAIL = 5 if abs(Z) or FNU+N-1 > 1.07374E+9
S18ADF IFAIL = 2 if 0 < X <= 2.23E-308
S18AEF IFAIL = 1 if abs(X) > 7.116E+2
S18AFF IFAIL = 1 if abs(X) > 7.116E+2
S18DCF IFAIL = 2 if abs(Z) < 3.92223E-305
IFAIL = 4 if abs(Z) or FNU+N-1 > 3.27679E+4
IFAIL = 5 if abs(Z) or FNU+N-1 > 1.07374E+9
S18DEF IFAIL = 2 if REAL(Z) > 7.00921E+2
IFAIL = 3 if abs(Z) or FNU+N-1 > 3.27679E+4
IFAIL = 4 if abs(Z) or FNU+N-1 > 1.07374E+9
S19AAF IFAIL = 1 if abs(X) >= 5.04818E+1
S19ABF IFAIL = 1 if abs(X) >= 5.04818E+1
S19ACF IFAIL = 1 if X > 9.9726E+2
S19ADF IFAIL = 1 if X > 9.9726E+2
S21BCF IFAIL = 3 if an argument < 1.583E-205
IFAIL = 4 if an argument >= 3.765E+202
S21BDF IFAIL = 3 if an argument < 2.813E-103
IFAIL = 4 if an argument >= 1.407E+102
The values of the mathematical constants are:
X01AAF (pi) = 3.1415926535897932 X01ABF (gamma) = 0.5772156649015328
The values of the machine constants are:
The basic parameters of the model
X02BHF = 2 X02BJF = 53 X02BKF = -1021 X02BLF = 1024
Derived parameters of the floating-point arithmetic
X02AJF = 1.11022302462516E-16 X02AKF = 2.22507385850721E-308 X02ALF = 1.79769313486231E+308 X02AMF = 2.22507385850721E-308 X02ANF = 2.22507385850721E-308
Parameters of other aspects of the computing environment
X02AHF = 1.42724769270596E+45 X02BBF = 2147483647 X02BEF = 15
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