Yes -z1 is supposed to enable OpenCL mode if it's compiled in.
Make sure you install the appropriate package dependencies. Besides the
ones I cited before, check out the INSTALL guide in the BRL-CAD Wiki:
http://brlcad.org/wiki/Compiling
On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 7:48 PM, Sreyansh Jain <sreyanshjai...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've managed to work out the above problem. I've started working on dsp
> shot routine.
> For MGED, I couldn't find anything for -z1 flag in 'man rt' command. What
> is the exact command for using OpenCL? I tried many but I'm not sure which
> one is correct, one of them being 'rt -z1 -z -s2048 -H32'.
>
> 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, May 12, 2018 at 9:53 PM, Sreyansh Jain <sreyanshjai...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> It isn't. It is taking almost the same time for rt -o and rt -z command.
>> And with rt -z1, raytrace fails.
>> It isn't compiling Tk, Iwidgets, etc. and so there is no geometry window
>> coming up.
>>
>> 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, May 12, 2018 at 9:37 PM, Vasco Alexandre da Silva Costa <
>> vasco.co...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Cool!
>>> Make sure to send that application log later though. So we can see if
>>> it's actually using OpenCL mode properly.
>>>
>>> On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 7:51 PM, Sreyansh Jain <sreyanshjai...@gmail.com
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Apparently, I've problem which is stated here:
>>>> https://sourceforge.net/p/brlcad/discussion/362510/thread/49279c58/
>>>>
>>>> While retracing, I found that the only difference I made was directly
>>>> using
>>>> *$ sudo apt install clinfo cmake g++ libx11-dev subversion*
>>>> instead of
>>>> *$ sudo bash apt install clinfo cmake g++ libx11-dev subversion*
>>>> because latter gave this error: */usr/bin/apt: /usr/bin/apt: cannot
>>>> execute binary file*
>>>>
>>>> Rest all commands are exactly the same!
>>>>
>>>> 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 Fri, May 11, 2018 at 12:08 AM, Vasco Alexandre da Silva Costa <
>>>> vasco.co...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 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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