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diff --git a/libraries/ocl-icd/README b/libraries/ocl-icd/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3a939287d6 --- /dev/null +++ b/libraries/ocl-icd/README @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +ocl-icd: free OpenCL ICD Loader + +OpenCL implementations are provided as ICD (Installable Client Driver). An +OpenCL program can use several ICD thanks to the use of an ICD Loader as +provided by this project. This free ICD Loader can load any (free or non free) +ICD. + +NOTE: ocl-icd should not be needed on systems where graphics drivers +by AMD or Nvidia already provide an OpenCL ICD Loader implementation. +To check if you already have an ICD loader, run this as root: + + ldconfig -p | grep -i opencl + +If nothing is printed out, then your system probably lacks an ICD +implementation (libOpenCL.so* objects) and you need this package. + +If something is printed out, then you don't need this package, as it +would probably overwrite the ICD loader that came with your graphics +drivers. |