Readme file for "CUDA_WORKSHOP_UIUC1008.online.tgz"

Author: Xiao-Long Wu
Date: 08/04/2010

Synopsis: CUDA hands-on labs for the "Proven Algorithmic Techniques for
    Many-core Processors" course. You have to follow the instructions
    listed in the manual "hands_on_manual-1008.pdf" to work through the
    labs.

Description: This package is used to assist the "Proven Algorithmic
    Techniques for Many-core Processors" course.
    It's the same with the package, named "CUDA_WORKSHOP_UIUC1008.tgz", as
    listed in the manual, except that you don't need to use the AC cluster
    to work through the labs.

    However, becase the labs and manual are specialized to the AC cluster
    environment, you may need to change parts of the commands in the manual
    to compile and run the programs.

Note: Although the package can be also used under Windows systems, the
    symbolic links to files or file execution modes may need to be modified.

Revision history:

    Date: 08/04/2010: Revising the Makefiles for machines not having NVCC
    installed at /usr/local/cuda. If you have no problems with the package
    downloaded previously, please ignore this update.
    
    You'll need to revise the Makefile and macro within it below to fit your
    environment. The default value for $CUDAHOME is "/usr/local/cuda".

    $PARBOIL_ROOT/common/platform/cuda.mk
    CUDAHOME=<cuda installation directory>
    
    After this, you just need to copy the "benchmarks" directory from your old
    package directory to the new one.

    Date: 08/03/2010: Fixing some environment settings for users still having
    problems working through the labs. If you have no problems with the package
    downloaded previously, please ignore this update.
    
    You basically just need to copy the "benchmarks" directory from your old
    package directory to the new one. The following is the exact procedure.

    1. Move your old package directory to another name you like.
    2. Unzipped the downloaded new package.
    3. Remove the "benchmarks" directory under the new package directory.
    4. Move the "benchmarks" directory under the old package directory to the
       new one.

    Then try lab 0 again. You should have no problems now.

    Date: 08/02/2010: Fixing another bug reported by Carolyn Philips on Lab 2A.

    Date: 08/02/2010: Changing name from "CUDA_WORKSHOP_UIUC1008.nonac.tgz" to
    "CUDA_WORKSHOP_UIUC1008.online.tgz".

    Date: 08/02/2010: Fixing a bug reported by Carolyn Philips on Lab 2A.
    If you have downloaded the package, you can just download the following
    file and replace it at $PARBOIL_ROOT/benchmarks/lbm/src/cuda.
    
    http://groups.google.com/group/vscse-many-core-processors-2010/web/lbm.cu

    Date: 08/02/2010: First release.