[arch-dev-public] Opencl/Cuda headers

[Stéphane Gaudreault]

Le lundi 01 novembre 2010 11:55:14, Ionuț Bîru a écrit :
> On 11/01/2010 04:55 PM, Stéphane Gaudreault wrote:
> > Le samedi 30 octobre 2010 14:12:25, Stéphane Gaudreault a écrit :
> >> Le samedi 30 octobre 2010 07:02:08, Ionuț Bîru a écrit :
> >>> On 10/30/2010 07:45 AM, Stéphane Gaudreault wrote:
> >>>> My suggestion would be to package only OpenCL headers (Khronos
> >>>> version) and eventually discuss addition of Cuda if it becomes easier
> >>>> to maintain in a rolling release distribution. The new
> >>>> "khronos-opencl-headers" package could be added as optional
> >>>> dependencies for nvidia-utils which will also include a
> >>>> "provides=('libCL')"[6]. I tested this solution on several codes and
> >>>> it works well. It also seems that Debian is going to do something very
> >>>> similar[7].
> >>>> 
> >>>> So what do other people think about this problem ?
> >>>> 
> >>>> Stéphane
> >>> 
> >>> imo khronos-opencl-headers is not a good name for our package. can we
> >>> have opencl-headers  or nvidia-opencl-headers if the headers for the
> >>> opensource drivers are not compatible with them?
> >> 
> >> Since headers from both sources are almost the same (modulo some
> >> comments), it does not matter which one we choose. Following your
> >> suggestion, I uploaded an nvidia-opencl-headers package on AUR:
> >> 
> >> http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=42430
> >> 
> >> This may not be the final package, but it is probably easier to discuss
> >> around something concrete :-)
> >> 
> >> Stéphane
> > 
> > If there is no objection, I will upload the new package tomorrow.
> > 
> > Ionuț  : Would it be possible to add opencl in the provides line of
> > nvidia- utils please? This will close  FS#20558.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Stéphane
> 
> the bug suggest to use libcl.
> 
> we are settle to use opencl from know own and nvidia-opencl-headers as
> optional dependency?

In the bug report I suggested to use libcl to mimic OpenGL (provides=(libgl)). 
It is probably clearer to use "opencl" instead. Nvidia-opencl-headers could be 
an optional depency.

Stéphane