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OpenCL

OpenCL is a software module available on Comet.

OpenCL overview

To access OpenCL on Comet, run module load OpenCL. This will load the default version of OpenCL.

An overview of the module information is shown below (module -r spider ^OpenCL$): 

OpenCL: OpenCL/OpenCL-v3.0.19
    Description:
      OpenCL ICD loader + headers/runtime for OpenCL applications.

    This module can be loaded directly: module load OpenCL/OpenCL-v3.0.19

    Help:
      OpenCL
      ------------------
      
      Installed in:
        /opt/software/manual/apps/OpenCL-SDK/v3.0.19
      
      Usage:
        OpenCL runtime and headers for building/running OpenCL applications.
      
      Common checks:
        clinfo
        ldconfig -p | grep -i opencl

If there are multiple versions of OpenCL listed, then you can load a specific version as follows: 

$ module load OpenCL/version_string

You can find the most up to date information whilst logged on to Comet by running module -r spider ^OpenCL$.

OpenCL Help

The module OpenCL has the following embedded help text (module help OpenCL): 

OpenCL

Installed in:
  /opt/software/manual/apps/OpenCL-SDK/v3.0.19

Usage:
  OpenCL runtime and headers for building/running OpenCL applications.

Common checks:
  clinfo
  ldconfig -p | grep -i opencl

OpenCL Dependencies

There are no dependencies listed for OpenCL

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