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Expert System for Tuning Optimizations (ESTO)

A tool that tunes the set of parameters for optimizing a specific target program.


Date Posted: August 23, 2007
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Platform requirements

Operating systems: Linux®: Red Hat or SuSE on pSeries®

Hardware:

  • Linux on POWER®, such as SLES9/10, RHEL4/5, etc.
  • enough free disk space for up to 64 optimized programs
  • exclusive use of a machine (to ensure undistorted measurements).

Software: an installed optimizer, such as GCC 3.3/4.0/4.1 or FDPR-Pro

Installation instructions

  1. Run the following command:
    $ [sudo] rpm -ihv esto-<version-date>.ppc.linux.rpm
    

  2. Make sure that PATH includes /opt/bin (where the ESTO program link is located).
  3. Make sure that MANPATH includes /opt/man; the esto.1 link is located in man1.
For instructions on how to start, please see the README.txt file in /opt/ibm/esto/share/doc/.

For usage information, run esto --help (for brief information) and man esto (for full information).


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For platform(s):
Linux, Linux - Red Hat, Linux - SuSE, Linux pSeries

For topics:
AIX, Compilers, linux, optimization, Parallel computing, performance, Power Architecture, testing


 

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