Bug#721394: libatlas-tests not dynamically linked

[Andrei POPESCU]

Control: reassign -1 libatlas-test 3.8.4-9

On Sb, 31 aug 13, 03:12:19, Samuel Halliday wrote:
> Package: libatlas-tests
> Version: 3.8.4-9 (wheezy)

Reassigning to correct package.
 
> running `ldd` on any of the tests in /usr/lib/libatlas-test/* does not reveal the libblas library being linked.
> 
> Also, swapping the backend from libatlas to libblas with the alternatives system seems to make no difference to runtimes, which is very suspicious.
> 
> I suspect that these tests might be statically linked, thereby defeating their purpose as comparison benchmarks. (However, I could be wrong... they might be doing some internal dynamic loading, which in itself is questionable)
> 
> -- 
> Sam

Kind regards,
Andrei
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