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+from spack import *
+import os
+
+class Blas(Package):
+    """The BLAS (Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms) are routines that provide standard 
+    building blocks for performing basic vector and matrix operations."""
+
+    homepage = "http://www.netlib.org/blas/"
+
+    version('unversioned', '5e99e975f7a1e3ea6abcad7c6e7e42e6', 
+        url='http://www.netlib.org/blas/blas.tgz')
+
+    def install(self, spec, prefix):    
+        make()
+        mv = which('mv') # Create a shell wrapper for the mv command.
+        mkdir = which('mkdir') # Create a shell wrapper for the mkdir command.
+        pwd = os.getcwd() # Retrieve the current working dir.
+        mkdir('%s' % prefix.lib) # Create the lib dir inside the install dir.
+        mv('%s/blas_LINUX.a' % pwd, '%s/libblas.a' % pwd) # Rename the generated lib file to libblas.a
+        mv('%s/libblas.a' % pwd, '%s/libblas.a' % prefix.lib) # Move the library file to the install dir.
+