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CLAPACK 3.2.1 fails to compile under newer GCC toolchains due to two separate issues: a missing <stdio.h> for printf() in xerbla.c, and a namespace collision where the select parameter name shadows POSIX select() exposed by <unistd.h> in glibc 2.34+.

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  • patches/buildroot-2023.11.3/packages/clapack/ — new patch directory with three patch files:

    • 0001-clapack-xerbla-include-stdio.patch: Adds #include <stdio.h> to BLAS/SRC/xerbla.c to fix implicit-function-declaration error on printf().

    • 0002-clapack-sgees-select-to-selectfn.patch: Renames the L_fp select parameter to L_fp selectfn throughout SRC/sgees.c (signature + 2 call sites).

    • 0003-clapack-sgeesx-select-to-selectfn.patch: Same selectselectfn rename for SRC/sgeesx.c.

The select rename resolves errors like:

SRC/sgees.c:390: error: 'select' undeclared; did you mean 'selctg'?
SRC/sgeesx.c:460: error: too many arguments to function 'selctg'; expected 0, have 2

where the compiler resolves select to the zero-argument POSIX syscall stub instead of the intended L_fp function pointer parameter.

…/glibc

- 0001: Add #include <stdio.h> to BLAS/SRC/xerbla.c to fix implicit printf error
- 0002: Rename 'select' parameter to 'selectfn' in SRC/sgees.c to avoid
  conflict with POSIX select() symbol
- 0003: Rename 'select' parameter to 'selectfn' in SRC/sgeesx.c for same reason

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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Fix CLAPACK 3.2.1 compilation with glibc 2.34 and newer GCC Add Buildroot patches to fix CLAPACK 3.2.1 build failures with glibc 2.34 / newer GCC Aug 21, 2026
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Thanks — root cause identified.

0004 and 0005 were malformed and also needed typed callback prototypes (same class of issue as sgees/sgeesx).

Please update the patch series as follows:

  1. Keep:

    • 0001-clapack-xerbla-include-stdio.patch
    • 0002-clapack-sgees-select-to-selectfn.patch (with typed callback)
    • 0003-clapack-sgeesx-select-to-selectfn.patch (with typed callback)
  2. Replace malformed patches with proper unified diffs that patch only function signatures:

    • 0004-clapack-sgges-typed-select.patch
      • in SRC/sgges.c change
        L_fp selctg
        to
        logical (*selctg)(real *, real *, real *)
    • 0005-clapack-sggesx-typed-select.patch
      • in SRC/sggesx.c change
        L_fp selctg
        to
        logical (*selctg)(real *, real *, real *)
  3. Ensure each patch has valid headers and hunks (generated via git format-patch or diff -u), so Buildroot apply-patches.sh accepts them.

  4. Re-run build and confirm sgges.c / sggesx.c no longer fail with:
    “too many arguments to function 'selctg'; expected 0, have 3”.

If possible, squash into a single commit titled:
buildroot/clapack: fix typed selector callbacks and malformed patches

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🟢 Approval recommended

The changes are narrowly-scoped Buildroot patches that appear internally consistent and do not introduce API/ABI changes beyond local parameter naming.

Pull request overview

This PR adds downstream Buildroot package patches for CLAPACK 3.2.1 to restore compatibility with newer toolchains (glibc 2.34+ and newer GCC), addressing build failures in CLAPACK’s generated C sources.

Changes:

  • Add a patch to include <stdio.h> in BLAS/SRC/xerbla.c to fix printf() implicit-declaration errors under modern GCC defaults.
  • Add patches to rename the select function-pointer parameter to selectfn in SRC/sgees.c and SRC/sgeesx.c to avoid symbol conflicts with POSIX select().
File summaries
File Description
patches/buildroot-2023.11.3/packages/clapack/0001-clapack-xerbla-include-stdio.patch Adds missing <stdio.h> include for printf() usage in xerbla.c.
patches/buildroot-2023.11.3/packages/clapack/0002-clapack-sgees-select-to-selectfn.patch Renames select parameter to selectfn and updates its call sites in sgees.c.
patches/buildroot-2023.11.3/packages/clapack/0003-clapack-sgeesx-select-to-selectfn.patch Renames select parameter to selectfn and updates its call sites in sgeesx.c.
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patches_buildroot-2023.11.3_packages_clapack_0004-clapack-sgges-typed-select.patch
patches_buildroot-2023.11.3_packages_clapack_0005-clapack-sggesx-typed-select.patch

The patches 0004 and 0005 were missing in the last comment.

Please:
Replace malformed patches with proper unified diffs that patch only function signatures:

0004-clapack-sgges-typed-select.patch
in SRC/sgges.c change
L_fp selctg
to
logical (*selctg)(real *, real *, real *)
0005-clapack-sggesx-typed-select.patch
in SRC/sggesx.c change
L_fp selctg
to
logical (*selctg)(real *, real *, real *)
Ensure each patch has valid headers and hunks (generated via git format-patch or diff -u), so Buildroot apply-patches.sh accepts them.

Re-run build and confirm sgges.c / sggesx.c no longer fail with:
“too many arguments to function 'selctg'; expected 0, have 3”.

If possible, squash into a single commit titled:
buildroot/clapack: fix typed selector callbacks and malformed patches

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🟢 Approval recommended

The patches are small and targeted to the described build failures, with only minor formatting/convention nits noted.

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  • Comments generated: 3
  • Review effort level: Lite

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🟡 Changes recommended

The patch set appears incomplete for the stated “fix CLAPACK build failures” goal (reported remaining failures in sgges/sggesx) and the new patch files deviate from the repository’s established patch header format.

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patches/buildroot-2023.11.3/packages/clapack/0001-clapack-xerbla-include-stdio.patch:2

  • This patch file uses a bare unified diff header (starts with ---/+++) while other Buildroot patches in this repo use a git-style header starting with diff --git ... (e.g. patches/buildroot-2023.11.3/packages/cmake/01_fix_build.patch:1). Keeping the same header format improves consistency with existing tooling and patch provenance.
--- a/BLAS/SRC/xerbla.c
+++ b/BLAS/SRC/xerbla.c

patches/buildroot-2023.11.3/packages/clapack/0002-clapack-sgees-select-to-selectfn.patch:2

  • This patch file uses a bare unified diff header (starts with ---/+++) while other Buildroot patches in this repo use a git-style header starting with diff --git ... (e.g. patches/buildroot-2023.11.3/packages/cmake/01_fix_build.patch:1). Keeping the same header format improves consistency with existing tooling and patch provenance.
--- a/SRC/sgees.c
+++ b/SRC/sgees.c

patches/buildroot-2023.11.3/packages/clapack/0003-clapack-sgeesx-select-to-selectfn.patch:2

  • This patch file uses a bare unified diff header (starts with ---/+++) while other Buildroot patches in this repo use a git-style header starting with diff --git ... (e.g. patches/buildroot-2023.11.3/packages/cmake/01_fix_build.patch:1). Keeping the same header format improves consistency with existing tooling and patch provenance.
--- a/SRC/sgeesx.c
+++ b/SRC/sgeesx.c
  • Files reviewed: 3/3 changed files
  • Comments generated: 1
  • Review effort level: Lite

Comment on lines +8 to +10
-/* Subroutine */ int sgees_(char *jobvs, char *sort, L_fp select, integer *n,
+/* Subroutine */ int sgees_(char *jobvs, char *sort, L_fp selectfn, integer *n,
real *a, integer *lda, integer *sdim, real *wr, real *wi, real *vs,

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Updated in ff96608. I changed only the two sgges/sggesx patch files so they now apply typed selctg callback signatures (logical (*selctg)(real *, real *, real *)), which addresses the missing coverage noted in this thread.

…tg patches

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Co-authored-by: fragfz <82901154+fragfz@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: fragfz <82901154+fragfz@users.noreply.github.com>
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