Modern compilers know tricks, and in blas' case it's a good idea to have the option to try them. That said, running the lapack tests didn't show major performance differences.
State Changed From-To: open->feedback Could you maybe make the port use OPTIONS and add the optimized compiler flags to CFLAGS instead of FFLAGS?
Responsible Changed From-To: freebsd-ports-bugs->tmclaugh Over to tmclaugh. He is already working on this.
Responsible Changed From-To: tmclaugh->ehaupt Take.
State Changed From-To: feedback->closed Committed, thanks!