PRPNet released!

[mdettweiler]

Originally Posted by rogue

I've just released 1.0.4. You can d/l from here. It contains Windows binaries for the client and server, which is why I did not attach them here.

Here is a list of changes:

• Increase size of buffer for candidate names as 20 characters was not long enough.
• If there is only one workunit and it is inprogress, then do no communicate with the server.
• Write LLR primes to llr.prime and PRPs to llr.prp.
• Fixed a bug introduced with the Windows build that causes the server to not calculate the decimal length correctly.

I hope to lay low for a little while to work on 1.1.0. I'll fix any critical bugs, but nothing minor.

Thanks! I'll get the CRUS PRPnet server updated to 1.0.4 shortly.

BTW--any "sneak peeks" as to what's going to be new in 1.1.0?

Edit: Oh, and for anyone who's interested, here's some updated Linux binaries for v1.0.4.

[rogue]

Originally Posted by mdettweiler

Thanks! I'll get the CRUS PRPnet server updated to 1.0.4 shortly.

BTW--any "sneak peeks" as to what's going to be new in 1.1.0?

I also added some new PRPNet servers to the prpnet_servers.txt file. These are servers for PrimeGrid projects.

One item on my list to produce some stats that can be retrieved from the server by a browser. I welcome any input on that. I haven't finalized anything else yet.

[mdettweiler]

Okay, I've upgraded the G3000 PRPnet server to v1.0.4, and can confirm that it is indeed handing out candidates from lowest to highest.

To all: this means that for the next few hours, the server will be handing out Riesel base 3 work instead of the larger Sierp. base 6 work that it's been doing for the last few days. This last remaining bit of Riesel base 3 work should be finished within a few hours, at which point it will recommence handing out Sierpinski base 6 candidates, ordered from lowest to highest in terms of decimal length.

[frmky]

Originally Posted by rogue

I've just released 1.0.4. You can d/l from here. It contains Windows binaries for the client and server, which is why I did not attach them here.

I don't see Windows binaries in the package. I don't have MSVC installed on this computer. Can you post Windows binaries?

Thanks!

[rogue]

Originally Posted by frmky

I don't see Windows binaries in the package. I don't have MSVC installed on this computer. Can you post Windows binaries?

Thanks!

My bad. Try again.

BTW, you can d/l Visual Studio 2008 Express Edition and build Windows binaries with it. It does not require a license for building PRPNet as there are no visual components in it.

[frmky]

I actually have the full VS 2008 at work with a home use license. I just haven't brought it home. :-)

I have placed prpclient.exe and cllr.exe in the folder. Again because of the no compiler on this computer issue, I don't have phrot.exe so I've left that blank in the ini. When I run the client pointing at any of the servers, I get

INFO: No available candidates are left on this server.

Is that normal? Are none of the servers handing out base-2 work?

[Lennart]

Originally Posted by frmky

I actually have the full VS 2008 at work with a home use license. I just haven't brought it home. :-)

I have placed prpclient.exe and cllr.exe in the folder. Again because of the no compiler on this computer issue, I don't have phrot.exe so I've left that blank in the ini. When I run the client pointing at any of the servers, I get

INFO: No available candidates are left on this server.

Is that normal? Are none of the servers handing out base-2 work?

You can try on pgllr.mine.nu port7171

And check this "maxworkunits=5" so it not says 0

/Lennart

[frmky]

Originally Posted by Lennart

And check this "maxworkunits=5" so it not says 0

That was the problem! I had not changed maxworkunits from the default of 0.

[em99010pepe]

What about a SieveNet server/client?

[henryzz]

Originally Posted by em99010pepe

What about a SieveNet server/client?

i have though for quite a while that a sieving client would be helpful

[rogue]

Originally Posted by frmky

I actually have the full VS 2008 at work with a home use license. I just haven't brought it home. :-)

I have placed prpclient.exe and cllr.exe in the folder. Again because of the no compiler on this computer issue, I don't have phrot.exe so I've left that blank in the ini. When I run the client pointing at any of the servers, I get

INFO: No available candidates are left on this server.

Is that normal? Are none of the servers handing out base-2 work?

d/l the phrot zip file. There is a CygWin build, which I think only requires the cygwin1.dll, which is readily available.

Originally Posted by em99010pepe

What about a SieveNet server/client?

I'll leave that to someone else to write...