Altera RTE for OpenCL - Manual (Page 5)

Prerequisites for the Altera RTE for OpenCL
To install the RTE and deploy an OpenCL application on an Altera preferred accelerator board, your
system must meet certain hardware, target platform, and software requirements.
Hardware Requirements
1. Accelerator boards requirements:
• Acquire a Reference Platform from Altera, or a Custom Platform from an Altera preferred board
vendor.
For more information, refer to the OpenCL Reference Platforms page on the Altera website.
2. The host system must be running one of the following supported target platforms:
• Microsoft 64-bit Windows 7 on the x86-64 architecture.
• Red Hat Enterprise 64-bit Linux (RHEL) version 6 on the x86-64 architecture.
• RHEL 6 on big-endian system
• Linux versions as supported on Altera SoCs on the ARM ® ARMv7-A architecture
Important: For x86_64 Linux systems, install the Linux OS kernel source and headers (for example,
kernel-devel.x86_64 and kernel-headers.x86_64 ), and the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)
( gcc.x86_64 ).
To install the Linux kernel source or header package, invoke the
yum install
command.
You must have administrator privileges on the host system to install the necessary
packages and drivers.
Software Prerequisites
1. Develop your host application using one of the following RTE-compatible C compiler or software
development environment:
• For Windows systems, use Microsoft Visual Studio version 2010 Professional.
• For Linux systems, use the C compiler included with the GCC.
2. Linux systems require the Perl command version 5 or later. Ensure that your PATH environment
variable setting includes the path to the Perl command.
Related Information
OpenCL Platforms page on the Altera website
Contents of the Altera RTE for OpenCL
The Altera RTE for OpenCL provides utilities, host runtime libraries, drivers, and RTE-specific libraries
and files.
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Altera Corporation Altera RTE for OpenCL Getting Started Guide
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