Cool, but make sure to show us an MGED log file with the OpenCL render mode
on.
BTW, I tested the BRL-CAD OpenCL branch, and, it compiles & runs on the
latest Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with the AMD APP SDK. But the package dependencies
to get it to recognize X11 and OpenGL are kinda convoluted.
On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 7:10 PM, Sreyansh Jain <sreyanshjai...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hey, it's working! I started from scratch for everything. Now that I've
> set it up, I'll start working with developing codes and their performance
> check simultaneously.
>
> Warm Regards,
>
> *Sreyansh Kumhar Jain*
> 4th Year Undergraduate Student
> Department of Mechanical Engineering
> Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
> *+91-9933958066*
>
> sreyanshjai...@gmail.com
> Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/sreyansh.sonu> | LinkedIn
> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/sreyansh-kumhar-jain-a61428104/>
>
> On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 10:15 PM, Vasco Alexandre da Silva Costa <
> vasco.co...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> In case you have issues with downloading the AMD APP SDK executable,
>> here's a link to the .tar.bz2:
>> https://drive.google.com/open?id=1wFzg1vohDHeebZn14IK12KOhbodS-zvS
>>
>> On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 2:35 PM, Vasco Alexandre da Silva Costa <
>> vasco.co...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Did you make sure you updated the sources.list and did an "sudo apt
>>> update; sudo apt upgrade"?
>>>
>>> Note: Because Ubuntu 17.04 is EOL'ed you'll have to change the
>>> sources.list to get apt-get to work properly. see:
>>> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48324701/google-compute-
>>> engine-ubuntu-17-04-zesty-does-no-longer-have-a-release-file
>>>
>>>
>>> As for the AMD APP SDK (OpenCL) download page, yeah it seems to be
>>> broken:
>>> https://community.amd.com/community/devgurus/opencl
>>>
>>> Thankfully I had a copy of it around here. I've put it up here:
>>> https://drive.google.com/open?id=1NZ6Z6j4aRHlZpBrjJHeSwdmu-LJgEpSa
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 5:37 AM, Sreyansh Jain <sreyanshjai...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I tried with Ubuntu 17.04 but the error still remains the same. I
>>>> believe it is unable to read *expscan.h* file where perplex template
>>>> is defined. It is showing the same with both the latest as well as the
>>>> r70379 version.
>>>>
>>>> In file included from /usr/brlcad/src/other/stepcode
>>>>> /src/express/express.c:86:0:
>>>>> /usr/brlcad/src/other/stepcode/src/express/parse_data.h:5:5: error:
>>>>> unknown type name ‘perplex_t’
>>>>> perplex_t scanner;
>>>>> ^~~~~~~~~
>>>>> /usr/brlcad/src/other/stepcode/src/express/express.c: In function
>>>>> ‘PARSERrun’:
>>>>> /usr/brlcad/src/other/stepcode/src/express/express.c:621:5: error:
>>>>> unknown type name ‘perplex_t’
>>>>> perplex_t scanner = perplexFileScanner( fp );
>>>>> ^~~~~~~~~
>>>>> src/other/stepcode/src/express/CMakeFiles/express.dir/build.make:529:
>>>>> recipe for target 'src/other/stepcode/src/expres
>>>>> s/CMakeFiles/express.dir/express.c.o' failed
>>>>> make[2]: *** [src/other/stepcode/src/expres
>>>>> s/CMakeFiles/express.dir/express.c.o] Error 1
>>>>> CMakeFiles/Makefile2:4685: recipe for target
>>>>> 'src/other/stepcode/src/express/CMakeFiles/express.dir/all' failed
>>>>> make[1]: *** [src/other/stepcode/src/express/CMakeFiles/express.dir/all]
>>>>> Error 2
>>>>> Makefile:160: recipe for target 'all' failed
>>>>> make: *** [all] Error 2
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Also, the link you mentioned https://developer.amd.com/amd-
>>>> accelerated-parallel-processing-app-sdk/ doesn't exist as of now.
>>>>
>>>> I've started with converting the HYP shot routine and will check its
>>>> performance once my working development environment develops.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Also, I went through the instructions to be followed and will make it a
>>>> point to give updates more frequently. Meanwhile, I had a few queries, both
>>>> general and specific:
>>>> - For acceptance as mentioned here
>>>> <http://brlcad.org/wiki/Summer_of_Code/Acceptance>, is there a
>>>> specific format (eg. in hard copy) or just a general mail in writing would
>>>> do?
>>>> - For daily updates, do I start a new thread with just my mentor and
>>>> org-admin or in the group (also, in gsocax or in BRL-CAD developer mailing
>>>> list?)
>>>> - Would you prefer mail or other communication channel for daily
>>>> update? And any preferred timings for interaction?
>>>>
>>>> Warm Regards,
>>>>
>>>> *Sreyansh Kumhar Jain*
>>>> 4th Year Undergraduate Student
>>>> Department of Mechanical Engineering
>>>> Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
>>>> *+91-9933958066*
>>>>
>>>> sreyanshjai...@gmail.com
>>>> Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/sreyansh.sonu> | LinkedIn
>>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/sreyansh-kumhar-jain-a61428104/>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 8:42 AM, Sreyansh Jain <
>>>> sreyanshjai...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> @Sean - Disabling bundled build does help a lot if not completely.
>>>>>
>>>>> @Vasco - Thank you for the detailed instructions. While working with
>>>>> r30379 version on Ubuntu 16.04, I got the following few errors as
>>>>> mentioned
>>>>> in the list attached. I've mentioned both 'make' and 'make -j4' results
>>>>> with the hope of better understanding. While I try to tweak the code a bit
>>>>> to make it work (like using expscan.h file content), it somehow leads to
>>>>> even more errors. Any clue? I'll now try doing these on Ubuntu 17.04 the
>>>>> way you mentioned.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, since the deadline is approaching regarding the final proposal
>>>>> submission, do let me know if there are any changes to be made in the
>>>>> rough
>>>>> draft I submitted.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Warm Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> *Sreyansh Kumhar Jain*
>>>>> 4th Year Undergraduate Student
>>>>> Department of Mechanical Engineering
>>>>> Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
>>>>> *+91-9933958066*
>>>>>
>>>>> sreyanshjai...@gmail.com
>>>>> Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/sreyansh.sonu> | LinkedIn
>>>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/sreyansh-kumhar-jain-a61428104/>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Mar 24, 2018 at 9:46 AM, Christopher Sean Morrison <
>>>>> brl...@mac.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mar 21, 2018, at 11:22 AM, Sreyansh Jain <sreyanshjai...@gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've tried symlinking awk to both gawk(4.1.3) and mawk, but I still
>>>>>> get the same error. I'm using Ubuntu 16.04.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Also, I've made the changes in the proposal. Now that I'm aware
>>>>>> roughly about the tasks to be done, I think it's better to stick to
>>>>>> either
>>>>>> one of BOT plate mode or BREP support. If time permits, I'll do the
>>>>>> other.
>>>>>> I'll do a bit of detailed background study in both cases to check which
>>>>>> one
>>>>>> should be plausible in the given time frame and update it in the proposal
>>>>>> accordingly.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There’s apparently some issue with our bundled libpng sources on your
>>>>>> system. Does disabling bundled build work? We usually recommend bundled
>>>>>> for simplicity, but the default should work too. Delete/Recreate your
>>>>>> build directory, then reconfigure:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> cd to the brlcad sources directory
>>>>>> rm -rf build
>>>>>> mkdir build
>>>>>> cd build
>>>>>> cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBRLCAD_ENABLE_OPENCL=ON
>>>>>> make
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers!
>>>>>> Sean
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>> PhD in Computer Engineering (Computer Graphics)
>>> Instituto Superior Técnico/University of Lisbon, Portugal
>>>
>>
>>
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>> PhD in Computer Engineering (Computer Graphics)
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