This manual uses the following terms to refer to operating systems:
- Windows* OS
This term refers to information that is valid on all supported Windows* operating systems.
- Linux* OS
This term refers to information that is valid on all supported Linux* operating systems.
- OS X*
This term refers to information that is valid on Intel®-based systems running the OS X* operating system.
This manual uses the following notational conventions:
Routine name shorthand (for example, ?ungqr instead of cungqr/zungqr).
Font conventions used for distinction between the text and the code.
Routine Name Shorthand
For shorthand, names that contain a question mark "?" represent groups of routines with similar functionality. Each group typically consists of routines used with four basic data types: single-precision real, double-precision real, single-precision complex, and double-precision complex. The question mark is used to indicate any or all possible varieties of a function; for example:
?swap | Refers to all four data types of the vector-vector ?swap routine: sswap, dswap, cswap, and zswap. |
Font Conventions
The following font conventions are used:
UPPERCASE COURIER | Data type used in the description of input and output parameters for Fortran interface. For example, CHARACTER*1. |
lowercase courier | Code examples: a(k+i,j) = matrix(i,j) and data types for C interface, for example, const float* |
lowercase courier mixed with UpperCase courier | Function names for C interface; for example, vmlSetMode |
lowercase courier italic | Variables in arguments and parameters description. For example, incx. |
* | Used as a multiplication symbol in code examples and equations and where required by the programming language syntax. |