diff --git a/armadillo-flexiblas.patch b/armadillo-flexiblas.patch
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/armadillo-flexiblas.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+diff -Naur armadillo-9.900.2/cmake_aux/Modules/ARMA_FindFlexiBLAS.cmake armadillo-9.900.2-flexiblas/cmake_aux/Modules/ARMA_FindFlexiBLAS.cmake
+--- armadillo-9.900.2/cmake_aux/Modules/ARMA_FindFlexiBLAS.cmake	1970-01-01 10:00:00.000000000 +1000
++++ armadillo-9.900.2-flexiblas/cmake_aux/Modules/ARMA_FindFlexiBLAS.cmake	2020-08-05 19:53:10.573438536 +1000
+@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
++set(FlexiBLAS_NAMES)
++set(FlexiBLAS_NAMES ${FlexiBLAS_NAMES} flexiblas)
++
++set(FlexiBLAS_TMP_LIBRARY)
++set(FlexiBLAS_TMP_LIBRARIES)
++
++
++foreach (FlexiBLAS_NAME ${FlexiBLAS_NAMES})
++  find_library(${FlexiBLAS_NAME}_LIBRARY
++    NAMES ${FlexiBLAS_NAME}
++    PATHS ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_PATH} /lib64 /lib /usr/lib64 /usr/lib /usr/local/lib64 /usr/local/lib /opt/local/lib64 /opt/local/lib
++    )
++  
++  set(FlexiBLAS_TMP_LIBRARY ${${FlexiBLAS_NAME}_LIBRARY})
++  
++  if(FlexiBLAS_TMP_LIBRARY)
++    set(FlexiBLAS_TMP_LIBRARIES ${FlexiBLAS_TMP_LIBRARIES} ${FlexiBLAS_TMP_LIBRARY})
++  endif()
++endforeach()
++
++
++# use only one library
++
++if(FlexiBLAS_TMP_LIBRARIES)
++  list(GET FlexiBLAS_TMP_LIBRARIES 0 FlexiBLAS_LIBRARY)
++endif()
++
++
++if(FlexiBLAS_LIBRARY)
++  set(FlexiBLAS_LIBRARIES ${FlexiBLAS_LIBRARY})
++  set(FlexiBLAS_FOUND "YES")
++else()
++  set(FlexiBLAS_FOUND "NO")
++endif()
++
++
++if(FlexiBLAS_FOUND)
++  if (NOT FlexiBLAS_FIND_QUIETLY)
++    message(STATUS "Found FlexiBLAS: ${FlexiBLAS_LIBRARIES}")
++  endif()
++else()
++  if(FlexiBLAS_FIND_REQUIRED)
++    message(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find FlexiBLAS")
++  endif()
++endif()
++
++
++# mark_as_advanced(FlexiBLAS_LIBRARY)
+diff -Naur armadillo-9.900.2/CMakeLists.txt armadillo-9.900.2-flexiblas/CMakeLists.txt
+--- armadillo-9.900.2/CMakeLists.txt	2016-06-17 02:21:12.000000000 +1000
++++ armadillo-9.900.2-flexiblas/CMakeLists.txt	2020-08-05 19:52:44.000439011 +1000
+@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@
+ 
+ option(DETECT_HDF5 "Detect HDF5 and include HDF5 support, if found" ON)
+ 
++option(ALLOW_FLEXIBLAS_LINUX "Allow detection of FlexiBLAS on Linux (EXPERIMENTAL)" OFF)
++## Example use on the command line:
++## cmake -D ALLOW_FLEXIBLAS_LINUX=true .
++
+ option(ALLOW_OPENBLAS_MACOS "Allow detection of OpenBLAS on macOS" OFF)
+ ## Example use on the command line:
+ ## cmake -D ALLOW_OPENBLAS_MACOS=true .
+@@ -171,6 +175,7 @@
+ message(STATUS "CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX   = ${CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX}"  )
+ message(STATUS "BUILD_SHARED_LIBS          = ${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}"         )
+ message(STATUS "DETECT_HDF5                = ${DETECT_HDF5}"               )
++message(STATUS "ALLOW_FLEXIBLAS_LINUX      = ${ALLOW_FLEXIBLAS_LINUX}"     )
+ message(STATUS "ALLOW_OPENBLAS_MACOS       = ${ALLOW_OPENBLAS_MACOS}"      )
+ message(STATUS "ALLOW_BLAS_LAPACK_MACOS    = ${ALLOW_BLAS_LAPACK_MACOS}"   )
+ message(STATUS "BUILD_SMOKE_TEST           = ${BUILD_SMOKE_TEST}"          )
+@@ -259,15 +264,39 @@
+   include(ARMA_FindBLAS)
+   include(ARMA_FindLAPACK)
+   
+-  message(STATUS "     MKL_FOUND = ${MKL_FOUND}"     )
+-  message(STATUS "  ACMLMP_FOUND = ${ACMLMP_FOUND}"  )
+-  message(STATUS "    ACML_FOUND = ${ACML_FOUND}"    )
+-  message(STATUS "OpenBLAS_FOUND = ${OpenBLAS_FOUND}")
+-  message(STATUS "   ATLAS_FOUND = ${ATLAS_FOUND}"   )
+-  message(STATUS "    BLAS_FOUND = ${BLAS_FOUND}"    )
+-  message(STATUS "  LAPACK_FOUND = ${LAPACK_FOUND}"  )
++  if(ALLOW_FLEXIBLAS_LINUX AND (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux"))
++    include(ARMA_FindFlexiBLAS)
++  endif()
++  
++  message(STATUS "      MKL_FOUND = ${MKL_FOUND}"       )
++  message(STATUS "   ACMLMP_FOUND = ${ACMLMP_FOUND}"    )
++  message(STATUS "     ACML_FOUND = ${ACML_FOUND}"      )
++  message(STATUS " OpenBLAS_FOUND = ${OpenBLAS_FOUND}"  )
++  message(STATUS "    ATLAS_FOUND = ${ATLAS_FOUND}"     )
++  message(STATUS "     BLAS_FOUND = ${BLAS_FOUND}"      )
++  message(STATUS "   LAPACK_FOUND = ${LAPACK_FOUND}"    )
+   
+-  if(MKL_FOUND OR ACMLMP_FOUND OR ACML_FOUND)
++  if(FlexiBLAS_FOUND)
++    
++    message(STATUS "FlexiBLAS_FOUND = ${FlexiBLAS_FOUND}" )
++    
++    set(ARMA_USE_LAPACK true)
++    set(ARMA_USE_BLAS   true)
++    
++    set(ARMA_LIBS ${ARMA_LIBS} ${FlexiBLAS_LIBRARIES})
++    
++    message(STATUS "")
++    message(STATUS "*** Using FlexiBLAS to provide BLAS and LAPACK functions.")
++    message(STATUS "*** If using FlexiBLAS causes problems, please file a bug")
++    message(STATUS "*** report with the FlexiBLAS developers:")
++    message(STATUS "*** https://www.mpi-magdeburg.mpg.de/projects/flexiblas")
++    message(STATUS "")
++    message(STATUS "*** To disable detection of FlexiBLAS,")
++    message(STATUS "*** rerun cmake with FlexiBLAS detection disabled:")
++    message(STATUS "*** cmake -D ALLOW_FLEXIBLAS_LINUX=false .")
++    message(STATUS "")
++    
++  elseif(MKL_FOUND OR ACMLMP_FOUND OR ACML_FOUND)
+     
+     set(ARMA_USE_LAPACK true)
+     set(ARMA_USE_BLAS   true)