v0.9.6.1

[sp00n]

• Added a new useConfigFile setting, which allows you to quickly change between various config files
  • Some predefined config files are available in the /configs/ directory
  • This also inlcudes the default.config.ini file, which has been moved there from the main directory
• Updated y-cruncher to v0.8.5.9543, which includes the new Zen 5 (Ryzen 9000) optimizations
  • It also introduces two new tests (SFTv4 and FFTv4)
• Included Linpack as a new stress test program. Use LINPACK in the stressTestProgram setting to activate it
  • Settings for it can be found in the [Linpack] section
  • Linpack includes four different versions (2018, 2019, 2021, 2024) and five different test modes (SLOWEST, SLOW, MEDIUM, FAST, FASTEST)
  • SLOW to MEDIUM modes are some variation of SSE and FMA instructions (unclear which exactly), while FAST uses AVX, and FASTEST AVX2 instructions
  • Only for version 2018 and 2019 you can set the mode, anything newer (2021 and 2024) automatically defaults to FASTEST without any way to change it
  • Version 2018 is the Linpack binary that is also used in Linpack Xtreme 1.1.5
• There's now an update check, which will inform you if there's a new version available
  • It can be configured with the enableUpdateCheck and updateCheckFrequency settings in the [Update] section
• Some additional debug output and new fancy boxes
• General bug fixes
• 0.9.6.0 included a debug exit for Linpack, which I forgot to remove

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This discussion was created from the release v0.9.6.1.