INSTALL

Steps to compile ssmp:
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1. Fix the Makefile (not always necessary)
   
   The Makefile sets some parameters based on which is the host you are running on.
   The parameters are:
       * MEASUREMENTS : set to 1 in order to compile libssmp with a simple profiler
       * TARGET_ARCH : set the target architecture. Currently supported: i386, x86_64, sparc, tile
       * TARGET_PLAT : set generic for the default message passing implementation. You can set to e.g. opteron for optimized implementations. Supported target platforms: generic, opteron, xeon, tilera, niagara. In details:
       	 	     * opteron: optimized for an 8-socket AMD Opteron Magny Cours
		     * xeon: optimized for an 8-socket Intel Xeon Westemere-EX
		     * tilera: interface for Tilera's hardware message passing
		     * niagara: optimized for an UltraSPARC-T2
       * CC : the compiler to be used
       * CFLAGS : the compilation flags
       * LDFLAGS : the libraries to link with
       * VER_FLAGS : version flags, such as the platform name

   If a configuration is not specified, the DEFAULT configuration is used (it should work for most x86 platforms).

3. Set the cpu speed in measurements.h (REF_SPEED_GHZ)
   
3. Compile for the target platform

   In the base folder of the project execute:
      make all

   This will compile both libssmp.a and the benchmarks

4. ./application_name -h 

   You will get all the details you need in order to use the applications. 


Tested platforms:
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ccbench has been tested on the following platforms:
	* UMA and NUMA x86_64
	* SPARC (UltraSPARC T2, UltraSPARC T4-4)
	* Tilera (Tile-GX36)