Restart/continue poly selection with msieve?

Jeff Gilchrist · 2009-04-25, 10:58

I tried searching but I'm not sure if I'm using the right key words. Is there any way to get msieve to continue poly selection if the computer crashed? If I just re-run the same command line (-np) it seems to start over again.

Jeff.

fivemack · 2009-04-25, 11:41

Look up the largest A5 value in the output file, subtract a few hundred from it for good luck, and do -np A5,{A5+lots}

Andi47 · 2009-04-25, 11:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by fivemack

Look up the largest A5 value in the output file, subtract a few hundred from it for good luck, and do -np A5,{A5+lots}

Will msieve append to the outputfile when I do this, or will it overwrite it?

P.S.: a -<resume with default bounds> option would be nice.

jasonp · 2009-04-25, 14:03

Restarts will append to the .p file, even if the contents of the file are for a different input number. The library is not very smart about parsing output files.

2009-04-25, 10:58	#1
Jeff Gilchrist Jun 2003 Ottawa, Canada 3×17×23 Posts	Restart/continue poly selection with msieve? I tried searching but I'm not sure if I'm using the right key words. Is there any way to get msieve to continue poly selection if the computer crashed? If I just re-run the same command line (-np) it seems to start over again. Jeff.

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2009-04-25, 11:41	#2
fivemack (loop (#_fork)) Feb 2006 Cambridge, England 3·2,141 Posts	Look up the largest A5 value in the output file, subtract a few hundred from it for good luck, and do -np A5,{A5+lots}

2009-04-25, 14:03	#4
jasonp Tribal Bullet Oct 2004 DD7₁₆ Posts	Restarts will append to the .p file, even if the contents of the file are for a different input number. The library is not very smart about parsing output files.