Target density can now be defined interactively on the command line :smile:
-nc1 "target_density=X".

[QUOTE=debrouxl;335681]Target density can now be defined interactively on the command line :smile:
-nc1 "target_density=X".[/QUOTE]

I didn't know that Lionel. Thank you.
Which target density should I use for SF1229, 100...130?

Carlos

That's a 15e task, even if it used 31-bit LPs, so I'm not sure I'm knowledgeable (but this is an occasion to learn)...

I'll venture a guess: for 14e, we usually use 210M-220M raw relations for 31-bit LPs. If that's true for 15e tasks as well, than the ~288M raw relations that I can see in NFS@Home's 15e detailed status page means significant oversieving, and you should therefore be able to raise target density above, say, 110. Try 120 ?

[QUOTE=debrouxl;335685]That's a 15e task, even if it used 31-bit LPs, so I'm not sure I'm knowledgeable (but this is an occasion to learn)...

I'll venture a guess: for 14e, we usually use 210M-220M raw relations for 31-bit LPs. If that's true for 15e tasks as well, than the ~288M raw relations that I can see in NFS@Home's 15e detailed status page means significant oversieving, and you should therefore be able to raise target density above, say, 110. Try 120 ?[/QUOTE]
Duplication rate decreases a bit when increasing the sieve area. 15e will need slightly less raw relations as a result.

I'd suggest everyone who is using v1.51 to run 'msieve -h' to see the new set of command line flags available, and possibly read the Readme.nfs file. The latest release really has a lot of user-visible API changes which hopefully eliminate the need to custom-compile the demo binary, for just about everybody.

Right now I think the only reason you would need to roll your own is if you want LARGEBLOCKS=1.

It isn't possible to change the seconds per coefficient in stage 1 as far as I can tell.

[QUOTE=jasonp;335705]

Right now I think the only reason you would need to roll your own is if you want LARGEBLOCKS=1.[/QUOTE]

Yes, I want to set largeblocks to 1. Can it be done via command line (flags) under linux?

L1261
 

Oops! I forgot to state I am running L1261. It is humming along nicely and should be done by the weekend.

[QUOTE=pinhodecarlos;335740]Yes, I want to set largeblocks to 1. Can it be done via command line (flags) under linux?[/QUOTE]
Unfortunately no; LARGEBLOCKS=1 means a lot of code and several data structures have to change, so it can only be turned on at compile time.

[QUOTE=RichD;335753]Oops! I forgot to state I am running L1261. It is humming along nicely and should be done by the weekend.[/QUOTE]

And I am already running L1746 and it should also be done by the weekend. I also pretend to run SF1229 but I don't see our names in reservation. Lionel?

So L1261 reserved by Rich Dickerson.
L1746 reserved by Carlos Pinho.
SF1229 reserved by Carlos Pinho.

Carlos

PS( Thank you jasonp)

Reservations for L1261 and L1746 updated, SF1229 is out of my control :smile: