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suite-sparse

brew install suite-sparse v7.12.2 BSD-3-Clause AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND Apache-2.0 AND GPL-3.0-only AND (LGPL-3.0-or-later OR GPL-2.0-or-later)

C library suite for sparse matrix algorithms and decompositions.

Why you might care

Essential build dependency for scientific computing, numerical linear algebra, and optimization libraries. SuiteSparse provides highly optimized sparse matrix factorization (LU, QR, Cholesky) and graph algorithms used by MATLAB, Julia, and many Python scientific packages. Needed when building projects that depend on CHOLMOD, UMFPACK, or other modules.

Categories

library scientific math

Alternatives

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Runtime dependencies

gcc gmp mpfr libomp

Build dependencies

cmake

Links

https://people.engr.tamu.edu/davis/suitesparse.html
Brew formula source: Formula/s/suite-sparse.rb

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