Building and Installation#
Prerequisites#
rocSOLVER requires a ROCm-enabled platform. For more information, see the ROCm install guide.
rocSOLVER also requires a compatible version of rocBLAS installed on the system. For more information, see the rocBLAS install guide.
rocBLAS and rocSOLVER are both still under active development, and it is hard to define minimal compatibility versions. For now, a good rule of thumb is to always use rocSOLVER together with the matching rocBLAS version. For example, if you want to install rocSOLVER from the ROCm 3.3 release, then be sure that the ROCm 3.3 version of rocBLAS is also installed; if you are building the rocSOLVER branch tip, then you will need to build and install the rocBLAS branch tip as well.
Installing from pre-built packages#
If you have added the ROCm repositories to your Linux distribution, the latest release version of rocSOLVER can be installed using a package manager. On Ubuntu, for example, use the commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install rocsolver
Building & installing from source#
The rocSOLVER source code is hosted on GitHub. Download the code and checkout the desired branch using:
git clone -b <desired_branch_name> https://github.com/ROCmSoftwarePlatform/rocSOLVER.git
cd rocSOLVER
To build from source, some external dependencies such as CMake and Python are required. Additionally, if the library clients are to be built (by default they are not), then LAPACK and GoogleTest will be also required. (The library clients, rocsolver-test and rocsolver-bench, provide the infrastructure for testing and benchmarking rocSOLVER. For more details see the clients section of this user’s guide).
Using the install.sh script#
It is recommended that the provided install.sh script be used to build and install rocSOLVER. The command
./install.sh --help
gives detailed information on how to use this installation script.
Next, some common use cases are listed:
./install.sh
This command builds rocSOLVER and puts the generated library files, such as headers and
librocsolver.so, in the output directory: rocSOLVER/build/release/rocsolver-install.
Other output files from the configuration and building process can also be found in the
rocSOLVER/build and rocSOLVER/build/release directories. It is assumed that all
external library dependencies have been installed. It also assumes that the rocBLAS library
is located at /opt/rocm/rocblas.
./install.sh -g
Use the -g flag to build in debug mode. In this case the generated library files will be located at
rocSOLVER/build/debug/rocsolver-install.
Other output files from the configuration
and building process can also be found
in the rocSOLVER/build and rocSOLVER/build/debug directories.
./install.sh --lib_dir /home/user/rocsolverlib --build_dir buildoutput
Use --lib_dir and --build_dir to
change output directories.
In this case, for example, the installer
will put the headers and library files in
/home/user/rocsolverlib, while the outputs
of the configuration and building processes will
be in rocSOLVER/buildoutput and rocSOLVER/buildoutput/release.
The selected output directories must be
local, otherwise the user may require sudo
privileges.
To install rocSOLVER system-wide, we
recommend the use of the -i flag as shown
below.
./install.sh --rocblas_dir /alternative/rocblas/location
Use --rocblas_dir to change where the
build system will search for the rocBLAS library.
In this case, for example, the installer
will look for the rocBLAS library at
/alternative/rocblas/location.
./install.sh -s
With the -s flag, the installer will
generate a static library
(librocsolver.a) instead.
./install.sh -d
With the -d flag, the installer will first
install all the external dependencies
required by the rocSOLVER library in
/usr/local.
This flag only needs to be used once. For
subsequent invocations of install.sh it is
not necessary to rebuild the dependencies.
./install.sh -c
With the -c flag, the installer will
additionally build the library clients
rocsolver-bench and
rocsolver-test.
The binaries will be located at
rocSOLVER/build/release/clients/staging.
It is assumed that all external dependencies
for the client have been installed.
./install.sh -dc
By combining the -c and -d flags, the installer
will also install all the external
dependencies required by rocSOLVER clients.
Again, the -d flag only needs to be used once.
./install.sh -i
With the -i flag, the installer will
additionally
generate a pre-built rocSOLVER package and
install it, using a suitable package
manager, at the standard location:
/opt/rocm/rocsolver.
This is the preferred approach to install
rocSOLVER on a system, as it will allow
the library to be safely removed using the
package manager.
./install.sh -p
With the -p flag, the installer will also
generate the rocSOLVER package, but it will
not be installed.
./install.sh -i --install_dir /package/install/path
When generating a package, use --install_dir to change the directory where
it will be installed.
In this case, for example, the rocSOLVER
package will be installed at
/package/install/path.
Manual building and installation#
Manual installation of all the external dependencies is not an easy task. Get more information on how to install each dependency at the corresponding documentation sites:
Once all dependencies are installed (including ROCm and rocBLAS), rocSOLVER can be manually built using a combination of CMake and Make commands. Using CMake options can provide more flexibility in tailoring the building and installation process. Here we provide a list of examples of common use cases (see the CMake documentation for more information on CMake options).
mkdir -p build/release && cd build/release
CXX=/opt/rocm/bin/hipcc cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=rocsolver-install ../..
make install
This is equivalent to ./install.sh.
mkdir -p buildoutput/release && cd buildoutput/release
CXX=/opt/rocm/bin/hipcc cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/home/user/rocsolverlib ../..
make install
This is equivalent to ./install.sh --lib_dir /home/user/rocsolverlib --build_dir buildoutput.
mkdir -p build/release && cd build/release
CXX=/opt/rocm/bin/hipcc cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=rocsolver-install -Drocblas_DIR=/alternative/rocblas/location ../..
make install
This is equivalent to ./install.sh --rocblas_dir /alternative/rocblas/location.
mkdir -p build/debug && cd build/debug
CXX=/opt/rocm/bin/hipcc cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=rocsolver-install -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ../..
make install
This is equivalent to ./install.sh -g.
mkdir -p build/release && cd build/release
CXX=/opt/rocm/bin/hipcc cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=rocsolver-install -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF ../..
make install
This is equivalent to ./install.sh -s.
mkdir -p build/release && cd build/release
CXX=/opt/rocm/bin/hipcc cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=rocsolver-install -DBUILD_CLIENTS_TESTS=ON -DBUILD_CLIENTS_BENCHMARKS=ON ../..
make install
This is equivalent to ./install.sh -c.
mkdir -p build/release && cd build/release
CXX=/opt/rocm/bin/hipcc cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=rocsolver-install -DCPACK_SET_DESTDIR=OFF -DCPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX=/opt/rocm ../..
make install
make package
This is equivalent to ./install.sh -p.
mkdir -p build/release && cd build/release
CXX=/opt/rocm/bin/hipcc cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=rocsolver-install -DCPACK_SET_DESTDIR=OFF -DCPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX=/package/install/path ../..
make install
make package
sudo dpkg -i rocsolver[-\_]*.deb
On an Ubuntu system, for example, this would be equivalent to ./install.sh -i --install_dir /package/install/path.