Revision as of 18:41, 19 February 2010

Here is a practical guide to ParaDiS corresponding to the latest version. It is especially useful for beginners. Command templates and programming tips are also included.

Following things will be included:

1. How to obtain the latest ParaDiS codes

It is highly recommended to create directory Codes under your home directory. Currently ParaDiS codes are maintained through Subversion. You can obtain the latest version of ParaDiS by typing the following,

 cd ~/Codes
 svn co https://micro.stanford.edu/svn/ParaDiS

Directory ~/Codes/ParaDiS will be created with latest checked out revision. It is your svn local repository. You can update your local ParaDiS codes by simply typing

 cd ~/Codes/ParaDiS
 svn update

If you create a new file called newfile.c, you can add it to your local repository

 ~/Codes/ParaDiS $ svn add newfile.c

or commit the change to ParaDiS codes after some modifications

 ~/Codes/ParaDiS $ svn commit newfile.c

2. How to run a test case

2.1 Setup of .data file

2.2 Setup of .ctrl file

3. How to record properties

4. How to visualize the results