Hello, I am currently maintaining the library ADOL-C hosted at [1], and would like to see it included in the next openSUSE distribution. The library enables a user to write C/C++ programs (or any other language that can link with C/C++) for evaluating first and higher order derivatives of scalar and vector valued functions at very little additional cost (small constant factor) than the function evaluations themselves, even for high dimensional functions. The library implements the theory of Algorithmic Differentiation as described in [2]. We distribute the library optionally under the GPLv2 or the CPL. The library has been used and tested in recent years by a number of people who are interested in numerical modelling and optimisation, and has been included in the Debian distribution for some time [3]. I have prepared a package in the openSUSE Build Service and submitted it to the devel:libraries:c_c++ project. Please consider including it into openSUSE:Factory. Thanks and regards. Kshitij Kulshreshtha [1] http://projects.coin-or.org/ADOL-C [2] Griewank and Walther, Evaluating Derivatives (2nd ed), SIAM, 2008 [3] http://packages.debian.org/source/sid/adolc -- Kshitij Kulshreshtha Institut für Mathematik, Universität Paderborn, Warburger Straße 100, 33098 Paderborn. Büro: A3.235 Privatanschrift: Arnikaweg 62 33100 Paderborn. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org