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     1.4 +Kernel: Ray Tracing
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     1.6 +This is a kernel-type benchmark of a very simple and brute-force ray tracer.
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     1.8 +Installation:
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    1.10 +To install the kernel benchmark, navigate to the directory this file is located in, open up a terminal and simply type 'make'. For certain architectures 
    1.11 +or special compilation options, you might need to change compilation parameters in the makefile.
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    1.13 +Usage:
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    1.15 +You may execute the benchmark by navigating to this directory after compilation and typing
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    1.17 +./c-ray-mt -i FILENAME -s RESOLUTION -o OUTPUT.ppm 
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    1.19 +'FILENAME' has to be either "scene" or "sphfract" or another predefined scene description file if there is one.
    1.20 +'RESOLUTION' specifies the resolution of the produced image and has to be given in the form 1920x1200, for example.
    1.21 +'OUTPUT' is the name of the file the rendered image will be contained in after the benchmark ran.
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    1.23 +The specification of how many threads are used to perform the rendering depends on the parallel programming model.
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    1.25 +Benchmark Versions:
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    1.27 +Serial
    1.28 +POSIX Threads
    1.29 +OpenMP SuperScalar
    1.30 +