nixpkgs/pkgs/development/libraries/gsl/default.nix

{ fetchurl, stdenv }:

stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  name = "gsl-2.5";

  src = fetchurl {
    url = "mirror://gnu/gsl/${name}.tar.gz";
    sha256 = "1395y9hlhqadn5g9j8q22224fds5sd92jxi9czfavjj24myasq04";
  };

  # do not let -march=skylake to enable FMA (https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gsl/2011-11/msg00019.html)
  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isx86_64 "-mno-fma";

  # https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gsl/2015-11/msg00012.html
  doCheck = stdenv.hostPlatform.system != "i686-linux" && stdenv.hostPlatform.system != "aarch64-linux";

  meta = {
    description = "The GNU Scientific Library, a large numerical library";
    homepage = https://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/;
    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;

    longDescription = ''
      The GNU Scientific Library (GSL) is a numerical library for C
      and C++ programmers.  It is free software under the GNU General
      Public License.

      The library provides a wide range of mathematical routines such
      as random number generators, special functions and least-squares
      fitting.  There are over 1000 functions in total with an
      extensive test suite.
    '';
    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
  };
}