From 0e9ad9b7e4e3e1a5134c8594f0d203faf2c13694 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andreas Kloeckner Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2016 16:07:55 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Point to binary from docs --- doc/index.rst | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst index 73fd85f52..19bbe8772 100644 --- a/doc/index.rst +++ b/doc/index.rst @@ -18,6 +18,29 @@ When you run this script, the following kernel is generated, compiled, and execu (See the full example for how to print the generated code.) +Want to try out loopy? +---------------------- + +There's no need to go through :ref:`installation` if you'd just like to get a +feel for what loopy is. Instead, you may +`download a self-contained Linux binary `_. +This is purposefully built on an ancient Linux distribution, so it should work +on most versions of Linux that are currently out there. + +Once you have the binary, do the following:: + + chmod +x ./loopy-centos6 + ./loopy-centos6 --target=opencl hello-loopy-lp.py + ./loopy-centos6 --target=cuda hello-loopy-lp.py + ./loopy-centos6 --target=ispc hello-loopy-lp.py + +Grab the example here: :download:`examples/python/hello-loopy.py <../examples/python/hello-loopy-lp.py>`. + +You may also donwload the most recent version by going to the `list of builds +`_, clicking on the newest one +of type "CentOS binary", clicking on "Browse" under "Build Artifacts", then +navigating to "build-helpers", and downloading the binary from there. + Places on the web related to Loopy ---------------------------------- -- GitLab