SPEC CPU2000 V1.2 Documentation

The following documents are included on the SPEC CPU2000 Version 1.2 CD-ROM. Read about the general and detailed documentation changes in Version 1.2. To improve navigation and readability, many of the documents have been put into HTML format as of V1.2. You can download the entire doc set as either a UNIX tar.gz or a WINDOWS zip archive file; or just access them individually below.

Documents

SPEC CPU2000 readme1st.html:

SPEC is no exception; everyone must have one of these! This file includes SPEC CPU2000 documentation overview and FAQ.

SPEC CPU2000 config.html:

To run SPEC CPU2000, one needs a config file; this document details how to write one.

SPEC CPU2000 credits.txt:

Document that gives credit where credit is due; the SPECialists responsible for SPEC CPU2000.

SPEC CPU2000 errata.txt [updated on 01/02/2002]:

This document describes and discusses known problems in the SPEC CPU2000 suite. Note, this document is more recent than the copy on the V1.2 CD.

SPEC CPU2000 execution_without_SPEC_tools.txt:

How to work directly with the benchmarks instead of using the SPEC-supplied tools.

SPEC CPU2000 install_guide_nt.html:

How to install SPEC CPU2000 on Windows/NT systems; includes an example installation and an example of running the first benchmark.

SPEC CPU2000 install_guide_unix.html:

How to install SPEC CPU2000 on UNIX systems; includes an example installation and an example of running the first benchmark.

SPEC CPU2000 makevars.txt:

SPEC CPU2000 build process: variables used by "make".

SPEC CPU2000 runrules.html [revised on 06/11/2002]:

The actual rules that govern the running and reporting of results for SPEC CPU2000. Note: this document is more recent than the copy on the V1.2 CD. The older version has been archived.

SPEC CPU2000 runspec.html:

Information on the "runspec" command, which is the primary user interface for running SPEC CPU2000 benchmarks.

SPEC CPU2000 system_requirements.html:

A list of hardware and software needed in order to run the SPEC CPU2000 suite.

SPEC CPU2000 techsupport.txt:

Information on SPEC technical support.

SPEC CPU2000 tools_build.txt:

How to build (or re-build) SPEC CPU2000 tools such as "runspec".

SPEC CPU2000 utility.html:

How to use various utility programs shipped with SPEC CPU2000, such as "specinvoke" and "specdiff".