The Windsor Build and Testing Framework

Abstract

Khronos open source components, including the ICD and Clang compiler, require significant time and effort to manually download, build, and install. Source code updates to these components require recompilation, and developers must repeat error-prone steps to build new test environments. Ideally developers should be able to use a tool that automatically obtains, builds, and installs OpenCL codes, libraries, and tools. The Windsor Build and Testing Framework (WBTF) is a tool that has been developed at the University of Windsor that does this. This paper will discuss how the WBTF works, demonstrate how it is used, will show how OpenCL C and C++ programs can be built, run, and/or used to perform various header-only, link, and/or various conformance-style tests using OpenCL reference, host-installed, or using device-installed header and libraries. Those interested in OpenCL C/C++ development, the Khronos OpenCL Clang compiler, and in writing conformance tests will be interested in this framework.