Implement MSVC complex types#1164
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Implement the support for the `_Fcomplex` and `_Dcomplex` types used by MSVC in place of the standard C99 complex types. This is necessary to make LAPACK build out of the box with MSVC, since it does not implement the default C99 types. See: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/c-runtime-library/complex-math-support I went for the simplest implementation possible, limiting the changes to swapping the default types used when MSVC is used as the compiler, also when `lapack_config.h` is not used. I haven't added a `LAPACK_COMPLEX_*` ifdef for it, but I can do that if you prefer. Signed-off-by: Michał Górny <[email protected]>
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Sounds good to me. Thanks!
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- Fcomplex with F for float
- Dcomplex with D for double
Another option might have been
- Ccomplex (as in CGEMM for example)
- Zcomplex (as in ZGEMM for example)
I do not have a strong opinion and I am happy to go with the preference of the author of the PR.
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I don't understand your comment. These are the types MSVC defines. I don't have control over their names. |
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Ah OK. That's great then. Thanks for explaining. |
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Thank you! |
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Implement the support for the
_Fcomplexand_Dcomplextypes used by MSVC in place of the standard C99 complex types. This is necessary to make LAPACK build out of the box with MSVC, since it does not implement the default C99 types.See: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/c-runtime-library/complex-math-support
I went for the simplest implementation possible, limiting the changes to swapping the default types used when MSVC is used as the compiler, also when
lapack_config.his not used. I haven't added aLAPACK_COMPLEX_*ifdef for it, but I can do that if you prefer.Checklist