Installation instructions

Generic linux or unix systems
Ubuntu
macOS High Sierra

Generic linux or unix systems

Mandatory packages:

NVIDIA drivers
NVIDIA CUDA development toolkit

Recommended packages:

OpenMP binary and development package

Packages needed for using Python interface

Python 2 and/or Python 3
Python - matplotlib

Packages needed for using MPI:

OpenMPI binary and development package
Python - mpi4py (for using MPI from Python)

Configuration and installation

On a terminal, cd to the folder where you unpacked the tarball, and type:

autoreconf -i
./configure
make
sudo make install

For support: [email protected]

Ubuntu

To install all the necessary packages, open a terminal and type:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install nvidia-cuda-toolkit openmpi-bin libopenmpi-dev libomp-dev python python-matplotlib python-mpi4py

Then cd to the folder where you unpacked the tarball, and type:

autoreconf -i
./configure
make
sudo make install

MacOS

If you have not installed it yet, you must install clang. Open a terminal and type:

xcode-select --install

If you have not installed it yet, install Homebrew with the command:

/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

Install the NVIDIA Web Drivers appropriate for your MacOS version/build number from:

https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/324195-nvidia-web-driver-updates-for-macos-high-sierra-update-jan-29-2020/

Install NVIDIA CUDA development toolkit following the instructions in:

https://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-installation-guide-mac-os-x/index.html

To verify that the CUDA Drivers and the compiler are installed and loaded correctly, in a terminal window use the commands:

kextstat | grep -i cuda
nvcc -V

Do not forget to setup CUDA development PATH, by adding the following lines to your .bash_profile file

export PATH=/Developer/NVIDIA/CUDA-10.2/bin${PATH:+:${PATH}}
export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/Developer/NVIDIA/CUDA-10.2/lib\
                         ${DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:${DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH}}

Install necessary packages:

brew install openmpi mpi4py libomp
sudo easy_install pip
pip install matplotlib numpy