What is it?
How to start?
Parameters
Config File
View Level
Save
Execute BenchIt
Show Results
Console
The graphical user interface of the BenchIt program provides you to set values of different parameters, which are defined in the program. So it is possible to change them without manual editing the local def files.
At first you have to set some properties to adjust the program.
You can do this by two ways:
start program with several arguments [more]
set properties after starting the program
Each parameter has its own type, value, default value and any other attributes, which can be edit by the AdminTool and set by the user. Every file loaded by the config file contains several parameters, which can be adjusted by the user. The easiest way to set them is to fill the text fields and similar compontents with a value in the "clickIt" environment. But it is also possible to edit the local definition files manually in the "editIt"- tab.
We have also implemented a Config File named BGUI.cfg. Here you can insert some settings for the GUI. Mostly these are commented, so if you want to know, what they do look in the file BGUI.cfg
Adjusting the view level makes it possible to show or hide parameters, which are not so often changed. So you have a better overview about essential parameters.
You have to save your modifications before you can execute BenchIt. In this case the files from the tabbed pane were created or overriden with the current parameter settings. Please notice that only parameters were written in the file, which value differs from the default value.
After you set all parameters you have to save your modifications. A new frame is opened, where you can select which BenchIt kernels should be executed by the program. During the execution the graphical program is shut down. So the results are less falsified. For the most exact results you should exit all running applications (daemons, X, ...) and if possible, enter single user mode (on linux systems: init s) and execute the kernels manually (SUBDIREXEC.SH)
This button enables you to show the result files, created by BenchIt, in a
fine diagram. You can select more than one, to compare the selected to each other. If you have the jfreechart and jcommon libraries
the display is done in java. if not, then the files are displayed using gnuplot and gv.
In the java plot window you can zoom in and out using the context menu or by dragging an rectangle from topleft to bottomright
of the area to zoom to. To zoom out you drag the rectangle from bottomright to topleft. There is also an option to print the plot or to
save it as png (context menu).
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The console provides you to trace the way of the program. If debug is on, a lot of debuging messages will be displayed in it. If an error occurs it is also displayed in the console in bold red text. The button export makes it possible to export the content of the console to a file in the log directory. With the clear button you remove every content from the console window.