diff --git a/academic/cblas/cblas.SlackBuild b/academic/cblas/cblas.SlackBuild
index 462cb4e7b1..7334c23998 100644
--- a/academic/cblas/cblas.SlackBuild
+++ b/academic/cblas/cblas.SlackBuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Slackware build script for CBLAS
 
-# Copyright 2016-2022 Kyle Guinn <elyk03@gmail.com>
+# Copyright 2016-2024 Kyle Guinn <elyk03@gmail.com>
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=cblas
 SRCNAM=lapack
-VERSION=${VERSION:-3.11.0}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-3.12.0}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
diff --git a/academic/cblas/cblas.info b/academic/cblas/cblas.info
index be222ec1a5..ff8d8b3070 100644
--- a/academic/cblas/cblas.info
+++ b/academic/cblas/cblas.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="cblas"
-VERSION="3.11.0"
+VERSION="3.12.0"
 HOMEPAGE="https://www.netlib.org/blas/"
-DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/Reference-LAPACK/lapack/archive/v3.11.0/lapack-3.11.0.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="595b064fd448b161cd711fe346f498a7"
+DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/Reference-LAPACK/lapack/archive/v3.12.0/lapack-3.12.0.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="c1b38bef123584d86a1bd8000784a7b2"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="blas"
diff --git a/academic/cblas/patches/cmake-piecewise.diff b/academic/cblas/patches/cmake-piecewise.diff
index 7ea45fcfc9..37cde2acaa 100644
--- a/academic/cblas/patches/cmake-piecewise.diff
+++ b/academic/cblas/patches/cmake-piecewise.diff
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@ diff --git a/CBLAS/CMakeLists.txt b/CBLAS/CMakeLists.txt
 --- a/CBLAS/CMakeLists.txt
 +++ b/CBLAS/CMakeLists.txt
 @@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
- message(STATUS "CBLAS enable")
+ message(STATUS "CBLAS enabled")
  enable_language(C)
  
 -set(LAPACK_INSTALL_EXPORT_NAME ${CBLASLIB}-targets)
 -
  # Create a header file cblas.h for the routines called in my C programs
- include(FortranCInterface)
- ## Ensure that the fortran compiler and c compiler specified are compatible
-@@ -49,22 +47,3 @@
+ include(CheckLanguage)
+ check_language(Fortran)
+@@ -54,22 +52,3 @@
    DESTINATION ${PKG_CONFIG_DIR}
    COMPONENT Development
    )
@@ -56,15 +56,12 @@ diff --git a/CBLAS/cmake/cblas-config-install.cmake.in b/CBLAS/cmake/cblas-confi
 deleted file mode 100644
 --- a/CBLAS/cmake/cblas-config-install.cmake.in
 +++ /dev/null
-@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
+@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
 -# Compute locations from <prefix>/@{LIBRARY_DIR@/cmake/lapacke-<v>/<self>.cmake
 -get_filename_component(_CBLAS_SELF_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE}" PATH)
--get_filename_component(_CBLAS_PREFIX "${_CBLAS_SELF_DIR}" PATH)
--get_filename_component(_CBLAS_PREFIX "${_CBLAS_PREFIX}" PATH)
--get_filename_component(_CBLAS_PREFIX "${_CBLAS_PREFIX}" PATH)
 -
 -# Load the LAPACK package with which we were built.
--set(LAPACK_DIR "${_CBLAS_PREFIX}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@/cmake/@LAPACKLIB@-@LAPACK_VERSION@")
+-set(LAPACK_DIR "@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR@/cmake/@LAPACKLIB@-@LAPACK_VERSION@")
 -find_package(LAPACK NO_MODULE)
 -
 -# Load lapacke targets from the install tree.
@@ -73,12 +70,11 @@ deleted file mode 100644
 -endif()
 -
 -# Report lapacke header search locations.
--set(CBLAS_INCLUDE_DIRS ${_CBLAS_PREFIX}/include)
+-set(CBLAS_INCLUDE_DIRS @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_INCLUDEDIR@)
 -
 -# Report lapacke libraries.
 -set(CBLAS_LIBRARIES @CBLASLIB@)
 -
--unset(_CBLAS_PREFIX)
 -unset(_CBLAS_SELF_DIR)
 diff --git a/CBLAS/cmake/cblas-config-version.cmake.in b/CBLAS/cmake/cblas-config-version.cmake.in
 deleted file mode 100644
@@ -96,7 +92,7 @@ deleted file mode 100644
 diff --git a/CBLAS/src/CMakeLists.txt b/CBLAS/src/CMakeLists.txt
 --- a/CBLAS/src/CMakeLists.txt
 +++ b/CBLAS/src/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -127,9 +127,5 @@
+@@ -172,9 +172,5 @@
  if(HAS_ATTRIBUTE_WEAK_SUPPORT)
    target_compile_definitions(${CBLASLIB} PRIVATE HAS_ATTRIBUTE_WEAK_SUPPORT)
  endif()
@@ -104,7 +100,7 @@ diff --git a/CBLAS/src/CMakeLists.txt b/CBLAS/src/CMakeLists.txt
 -  $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${LAPACK_BINARY_DIR}/include>
 -  $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>
 -)
- target_link_libraries(${CBLASLIB} PRIVATE ${BLAS_LIBRARIES})
+ target_link_libraries(${CBLASLIB} PUBLIC ${BLAS_LIBRARIES})
  lapack_install_library(${CBLASLIB})
 diff --git a/CMAKE/lapack-config-build.cmake.in b/CMAKE/lapack-config-build.cmake.in
 deleted file mode 100644
@@ -152,18 +148,9 @@ deleted file mode 100644
 diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
 --- a/CMakeLists.txt
 +++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
+@@ -155,11 +155,8 @@
  endif()
  
- # By default test Fortran compiler complex abs and complex division
--option(TEST_FORTRAN_COMPILER "Test Fortran compiler complex abs and complex division" ON)
-+option(TEST_FORTRAN_COMPILER "Test Fortran compiler complex abs and complex division" OFF)
- if( TEST_FORTRAN_COMPILER )
- 
-   add_executable( test_zcomplexabs ${LAPACK_SOURCE_DIR}/INSTALL/test_zcomplexabs.f )
-@@ -209,11 +209,8 @@
- 
- 
  # --------------------------------------------------
 -set(LAPACK_INSTALL_EXPORT_NAME ${LAPACKLIB}-targets)
 -
@@ -173,29 +160,7 @@ diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
      ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} COMPONENT Development
      LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} COMPONENT RuntimeLibraries
      RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR} COMPONENT RuntimeLibraries
-@@ -253,21 +250,6 @@
- include(CheckLAPACKCompilerFlags)
- CheckLAPACKCompilerFlags()
- 
--# --------------------------------------------------
--# Check second function
--
--include(CheckTimeFunction)
--set(TIME_FUNC NONE)
--CHECK_TIME_FUNCTION(NONE TIME_FUNC)
--CHECK_TIME_FUNCTION(INT_CPU_TIME TIME_FUNC)
--CHECK_TIME_FUNCTION(EXT_ETIME TIME_FUNC)
--CHECK_TIME_FUNCTION(EXT_ETIME_ TIME_FUNC)
--CHECK_TIME_FUNCTION(INT_ETIME TIME_FUNC)
--message(STATUS "--> Will use second_${TIME_FUNC}.f and dsecnd_${TIME_FUNC}.f as timing function.")
--
--set(SECOND_SRC ${LAPACK_SOURCE_DIR}/INSTALL/second_${TIME_FUNC}.f)
--set(DSECOND_SRC ${LAPACK_SOURCE_DIR}/INSTALL/dsecnd_${TIME_FUNC}.f)
--
- # deprecated LAPACK and LAPACKE routines
- option(BUILD_DEPRECATED "Build deprecated routines" OFF)
- message(STATUS "Build deprecated routines: ${BUILD_DEPRECATED}")
-@@ -292,8 +274,9 @@
+@@ -218,8 +215,9 @@
  
  
  # --------------------------------------------------
@@ -206,7 +171,7 @@ diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
  
  # Check the usage of the user provided BLAS libraries
  if(BLAS_LIBRARIES)
-@@ -304,133 +287,109 @@
+@@ -230,59 +228,41 @@
    if(BLAS_FOUND)
      message(STATUS "--> BLAS supplied by user is WORKING, will use ${BLAS_LIBRARIES}.")
    else()
@@ -277,21 +242,28 @@ diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
  
  # Check the usage of the user provided or automatically found LAPACK libraries
  if(LAPACK_LIBRARIES)
-   include(CheckFortranFunctionExists)
-   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${LAPACK_LIBRARIES})
-   # Check if new routine of 3.4.0 is in LAPACK_LIBRARIES
--  CHECK_FORTRAN_FUNCTION_EXISTS("dgeqrt" LATESTLAPACK_FOUND)
-+  CHECK_FORTRAN_FUNCTION_EXISTS("dgeqrt" LAPACK_FOUND)
-   unset(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
--  if(LATESTLAPACK_FOUND)
-+  if(LAPACK_FOUND)
-     message(STATUS "--> LAPACK supplied by user is WORKING, will use ${LAPACK_LIBRARIES}.")
+@@ -293,27 +273,28 @@
+     include(CheckFortranFunctionExists)
+     set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${LAPACK_LIBRARIES})
+     # Check if new routine of 3.4.0 is in LAPACK_LIBRARIES
+-    CHECK_FORTRAN_FUNCTION_EXISTS("dgeqrt" LATESTLAPACK_FOUND)
++    CHECK_FORTRAN_FUNCTION_EXISTS("dgeqrt" LAPACK_FOUND)
+     unset(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
+-    if(LATESTLAPACK_FOUND)
++    if(LAPACK_FOUND)
+       message(STATUS "--> LAPACK supplied by user is WORKING, will use ${LAPACK_LIBRARIES}.")
+     else()
+-      message(ERROR "--> LAPACK supplied by user is not WORKING or is older than LAPACK 3.4.0, CANNOT USE ${LAPACK_LIBRARIES}.")
+-      message(ERROR "-->     Will use REFERENCE LAPACK (by default)")
+-      message(ERROR "-->     Or Correct your LAPACK_LIBRARIES entry ")
+-      message(ERROR "-->     Or Consider checking USE_OPTIMIZED_LAPACK")
++      message(SEND_ERROR "--> LAPACK supplied by user is NOT WORKING or is older than LAPACK 3.4.0, cannot use ${LAPACK_LIBRARIES}.")
+     endif()
    else()
--    message(ERROR "--> LAPACK supplied by user is not WORKING or is older than LAPACK 3.4.0, CANNOT USE ${LAPACK_LIBRARIES}.")
--    message(ERROR "-->     Will use REFERENCE LAPACK (by default)")
--    message(ERROR "-->     Or Correct your LAPACK_LIBRARIES entry ")
--    message(ERROR "-->     Or Consider checking USE_OPTIMIZED_LAPACK")
-+    message(SEND_ERROR "--> LAPACK supplied by user is NOT WORKING or is older than LAPACK 3.4.0, cannot use ${LAPACK_LIBRARIES}.")
+     message(STATUS "--> LAPACK supplied by user is ${LAPACK_LIBRARIES}.")
+     message(STATUS "--> CMake couldn't find a Fortran compiler, so it cannot check if the provided LAPACK library works.")
+-    set(LATESTLAPACK_FOUND TRUE)
++    set(LAPACK_FOUND TRUE)
    endif()
 -endif()
  
@@ -307,20 +279,12 @@ diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
 +  set(LAPACK_FOUND TRUE)
 +
 +  set(NEED_BLAS TRUE)
-+
-+  # Check second function
-+  include(CheckTimeFunction)
-+  set(TIME_FUNC NONE)
-+  CHECK_TIME_FUNCTION(NONE TIME_FUNC)
-+  CHECK_TIME_FUNCTION(INT_CPU_TIME TIME_FUNC)
-+  CHECK_TIME_FUNCTION(EXT_ETIME TIME_FUNC)
-+  CHECK_TIME_FUNCTION(EXT_ETIME_ TIME_FUNC)
-+  CHECK_TIME_FUNCTION(INT_ETIME TIME_FUNC)
-+  message(STATUS "--> Will use second_${TIME_FUNC}.f and dsecnd_${TIME_FUNC}.f as timing function.")
-+
-+  set(SECOND_SRC ${LAPACK_SOURCE_DIR}/INSTALL/second_${TIME_FUNC}.f)
-+  set(DSECOND_SRC ${LAPACK_SOURCE_DIR}/INSTALL/dsecnd_${TIME_FUNC}.f)
-+
+ 
+   enable_language(Fortran)
+ 
+@@ -336,67 +317,38 @@
+   set(DSECOND_SRC ${LAPACK_SOURCE_DIR}/INSTALL/dsecnd_${TIME_FUNC}.f)
+ 
    add_subdirectory(SRC)
 -else()
 -  set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS
@@ -358,16 +322,17 @@ diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
  option(LAPACKE_WITH_TMG "Build LAPACKE with tmglib routines" OFF)
  if(LAPACKE_WITH_TMG)
 -  set(LAPACKE ON)
-+  set(BUILD_LAPACKE ON)
- endif()
- 
+-endif()
+-
 -# TMGLIB
 -# Cache export target
 -set(LAPACK_INSTALL_EXPORT_NAME_CACHE ${LAPACK_INSTALL_EXPORT_NAME})
 -if(BUILD_TESTING OR LAPACKE_WITH_TMG)
+-  enable_language(Fortran)
 -  if(LATESTLAPACK_FOUND AND LAPACKE_WITH_TMG)
 -    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${LAPACK_LIBRARIES})
 -    # Check if dlatms (part of tmg) is found
+-    include(CheckFortranFunctionExists)
 -    CHECK_FORTRAN_FUNCTION_EXISTS("dlatms" LAPACK_WITH_TMGLIB_FOUND)
 -    unset(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
 -    if(NOT LAPACK_WITH_TMGLIB_FOUND)
@@ -377,20 +342,29 @@ diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
 -    endif()
 -  endif()
 -  add_subdirectory(TESTING/MATGEN)
-+if(BUILD_LAPACKE)
-+  set(NEED_LAPACK TRUE)
++  set(BUILD_LAPACKE ON)
  endif()
 -# Reset export target
 -set(LAPACK_INSTALL_EXPORT_NAME ${LAPACK_INSTALL_EXPORT_NAME_CACHE})
 -unset(LAPACK_INSTALL_EXPORT_NAME_CACHE)
+-
  
- add_subdirectory(LAPACKE)
+-#-------------------------------------
+-# LAPACKE
+ # Include lapack.h and lapacke_mangling.h even if LAPACKE is not built
+ add_subdirectory(LAPACKE/include)
+ 
+-if(LAPACKE)
++if(BUILD_LAPACKE)
++  set(NEED_LAPACK TRUE)
+   add_subdirectory(LAPACKE)
+ endif()
  
 -
  #-------------------------------------
  # BLAS++ / LAPACK++
  option(BLAS++ "Build BLAS++" OFF)
-@@ -480,111 +439,16 @@
+@@ -446,111 +398,16 @@
    ExternalProject_Add_StepDependencies(lapackpp build blaspp ${BLAS_LIBRARIES} ${LAPACK_LIBRARIES})
  endif()
  
@@ -408,7 +382,7 @@ diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
 -set(CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY "LAPACK")
 -if(WIN32 AND NOT UNIX)
 -  # There is a bug in NSI that does not handle full unix paths properly. Make
--  # sure there is at least one set of four (4) backlasshes.
+-  # sure there is at least one set of four (4) backslashes.
 -  set(CPACK_NSIS_HELP_LINK "http:\\\\\\\\http://icl.cs.utk.edu/lapack-forum")
 -  set(CPACK_NSIS_URL_INFO_ABOUT "http:\\\\\\\\www.netlib.org/lapack")
 -  set(CPACK_NSIS_CONTACT "lapack@eecs.utk.edu")
@@ -511,16 +485,7 @@ diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
 diff --git a/LAPACKE/CMakeLists.txt b/LAPACKE/CMakeLists.txt
 --- a/LAPACKE/CMakeLists.txt
 +++ b/LAPACKE/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
- add_subdirectory(include)
- 
- 
--if(NOT LAPACKE)
-+if(NOT BUILD_LAPACKE)
-     return()
- endif()
- 
-@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
+@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
  message(STATUS "LAPACKE enabled")
  enable_language(C)
  
@@ -529,15 +494,7 @@ diff --git a/LAPACKE/CMakeLists.txt b/LAPACKE/CMakeLists.txt
  include_directories(include ${LAPACK_BINARY_DIR}/include)
  add_subdirectory(src)
  add_subdirectory(utils)
-@@ -54,7 +52,6 @@
- message(STATUS "Build LAPACKE single precision complex: ${LAPACKE_BUILD_COMPLEX}")
- message(STATUS "Build LAPACKE double precision complex: ${LAPACKE_BUILD_COMPLEX16}")
- 
--append_subdir_files(LAPACKE_INCLUDE "include")
- append_subdir_files(SOURCES "src")
- if (LAPACKE_BUILD_SINGLE)
-   append_subdir_files(SOURCES_SINGLE "src")
-@@ -95,14 +92,6 @@
+@@ -74,14 +72,6 @@
    VERSION ${LAPACK_VERSION}
    SOVERSION ${LAPACK_MAJOR_VERSION}
    )
@@ -552,16 +509,7 @@ diff --git a/LAPACKE/CMakeLists.txt b/LAPACKE/CMakeLists.txt
  
  if(LAPACKE_WITH_TMG)
    target_link_libraries(${LAPACKELIB} PRIVATE ${TMGLIB})
-@@ -111,7 +100,7 @@
- 
- lapack_install_library(${LAPACKELIB})
- install(
--  FILES ${LAPACKE_INCLUDE} ${LAPACK_BINARY_DIR}/include/lapacke_mangling.h
-+  FILES ${LAPACK_BINARY_DIR}/include/lapacke_mangling.h
-   DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}
-   COMPONENT Development
-   )
-@@ -127,22 +116,3 @@
+@@ -106,22 +96,3 @@
    DESTINATION ${PKG_CONFIG_DIR}
    COMPONENT Development
    )
@@ -610,15 +558,12 @@ diff --git a/LAPACKE/cmake/lapacke-config-install.cmake.in b/LAPACKE/cmake/lapac
 deleted file mode 100644
 --- a/LAPACKE/cmake/lapacke-config-install.cmake.in
 +++ /dev/null
-@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
+@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
 -# Compute locations from <prefix>/@{LIBRARY_DIR@/cmake/lapacke-<v>/<self>.cmake
 -get_filename_component(_LAPACKE_SELF_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE}" PATH)
--get_filename_component(_LAPACKE_PREFIX "${_LAPACKE_SELF_DIR}" PATH)
--get_filename_component(_LAPACKE_PREFIX "${_LAPACKE_PREFIX}" PATH)
--get_filename_component(_LAPACKE_PREFIX "${_LAPACKE_PREFIX}" PATH)
 -
 -# Load the LAPACK package with which we were built.
--set(LAPACK_DIR "${_LAPACKE_PREFIX}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR@/cmake/@LAPACKLIB@-@LAPACK_VERSION@")
+-set(LAPACK_DIR "@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR@/cmake/@LAPACKLIB@-@LAPACK_VERSION@")
 -find_package(LAPACK NO_MODULE)
 -
 -# Load lapacke targets from the install tree.
@@ -630,12 +575,11 @@ deleted file mode 100644
 -set(LAPACKE_Fortran_COMPILER_ID ${LAPACK_Fortran_COMPILER_ID})
 -
 -# Report lapacke header search locations.
--set(LAPACKE_INCLUDE_DIRS ${_LAPACKE_PREFIX}/include)
+-set(LAPACKE_INCLUDE_DIRS @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_INCLUDEDIR@)
 -
 -# Report lapacke libraries.
 -set(LAPACKE_LIBRARIES @LAPACKELIB@ ${LAPACK_LIBRARIES})
 -
--unset(_LAPACKE_PREFIX)
 -unset(_LAPACKE_SELF_DIR)
 diff --git a/LAPACKE/cmake/lapacke-config-version.cmake.in b/LAPACKE/cmake/lapacke-config-version.cmake.in
 deleted file mode 100644
@@ -653,22 +597,17 @@ deleted file mode 100644
 diff --git a/LAPACKE/include/CMakeLists.txt b/LAPACKE/include/CMakeLists.txt
 --- a/LAPACKE/include/CMakeLists.txt
 +++ b/LAPACKE/include/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
--set(LAPACKE_INCLUDE lapack.h)
--
+@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+ set(LAPACKE_INCLUDE lapack.h)
 -IF(LAPACKE)
--    list(APPEND LAPACKE_INCLUDE lapacke.h lapacke_config.h lapacke_utils.h)
-+set(LAPACKE_INCLUDE)
-+if(BUILD_LAPACK)
-+  list(APPEND LAPACKE_INCLUDE lapack.h)
-+endif()
-+if(BUILD_LAPACKE)
-+  list(APPEND LAPACKE_INCLUDE lapacke.h lapacke_config.h lapacke_utils.h)
++IF(BUILD_LAPACKE)
+     list(APPEND LAPACKE_INCLUDE lapacke.h lapacke_config.h lapacke_utils.h)
  endif()
  
--file(COPY ${LAPACKE_INCLUDE} DESTINATION ${LAPACK_BINARY_DIR}/include)
-+install(
-+  FILES ${LAPACKE_INCLUDE}
-+  DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}
-+  COMPONENT Development
-+  )
+@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@
+   message(WARNING "Reverting to pre-defined include/lapacke_mangling.h")
+   configure_file(lapacke_mangling_with_flags.h.in
+                  ${LAPACK_BINARY_DIR}/include/lapacke_mangling.h)
+-endif()
+\ No newline at end of file
++endif()