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| author | mattip <matti.picus@gmail.com> | 2020-05-31 22:26:25 +0300 |
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| committer | mattip <matti.picus@gmail.com> | 2020-05-31 22:26:25 +0300 |
| commit | d85fe8788585de97e8b019fecc70c6fe2bdeb4a5 (patch) | |
| tree | 8ce09e0b75a69a77e47aa89ab3928b6f82528bc2 | |
| parent | 40676a620f3d7142b2a256e125a715473b8b6637 (diff) | |
| download | numpy-d85fe8788585de97e8b019fecc70c6fe2bdeb4a5.tar.gz | |
DOC: add comment about Acclerate, from review
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diff --git a/doc/source/user/building.rst b/doc/source/user/building.rst index d2608f357..3e775ea8a 100644 --- a/doc/source/user/building.rst +++ b/doc/source/user/building.rst @@ -163,6 +163,12 @@ will prefer to use ATLAS, then OpenBLAS and as a last resort MKL. If neither of these exists the build will fail (names are compared lower case). +The native libraries on macOS, provided by Accelerate, are not fit for use +in NumPy since they have bugs that cause wrong output under easily reproducable +conditions. If the vendor fixes those bugs, the library could be reinstated, +but until then users compiling for themselves should use another linear +library or use the built-in (but slower) default, see the next section. + Disabling ATLAS and other accelerated libraries ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |