Bug#961725: libopenblas-dev: On some cpus, openmp and pthread dead-lock

[Dirk Eddelbuettel]

Conrad (of Armadillo fame) sent me this (and ok'ed passing it on):

  According to an Intel report back from 2011, -Bsymbolic-functions "is
  a dangerous option which can often result in some non-intuitive side
  effects".
  The report explicitly shows various problems with the option.
  https://software.intel.com/content/www/us/en/develop/articles/performance-tools-for-software-developers-bsymbolic-can-cause-dangerous-side-effects.html

  In the light of the above, it's a real wonder that Ubuntu uses the
  option at all.

  Perhaps Ubuntu developers meant well, but are not aware of the side effects ?

Graham do you think you can get it turned off for at least openblas?

Dirk

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