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CLBlast: Bindings / wrappers for other languages
The main APIs of CLBlast are C and C++ for OpenCL or CUDA. This document describes other APIs for other languages through bindings and wrappers. For other information about CLBlast, see the main README.
Plain C: Netlib BLAS API
CLBlast provides a Netlib CBLAS C API. This is however not recommended for performance, since at every call it will copy all buffers to and from the OpenCL device. Especially for level 1 and level 2 BLAS functions performance will be impacted severely. However, it can be useful if you don't want to touch OpenCL at all. Providing the -DNETLIB=ON flag to CMake at CLBlast compilation time will compile the Netlib API. Then, it can be used by including the corresponding header:
#include <clblast_netlib_c.h>
The OpenCL device and platform can be set by setting the CLBLAST_DEVICE and CLBLAST_PLATFORM environmental variables.
Python: PyCLBlast
PyCLBlast provides Python bindings for CLBlast. It is integrated in the main CLBlast project and can be installed through pip. Details can be found in the PyCLBlast README or on PyPi.
Java: JOCLBlast (3rd party)
JOCLBlast is a 3rd party project providing bindings for Java. It is built on top of JOCL. Details can be found on the JOCLBlast Github project page.
Nim: nim-CLBlast (3rd party)
A 3rd party CLBlast wrapper for the nim language is available here.