Closed elkoen closed 5 years ago
Hi @elkoen, thank you for your questions. The answers to both of them need shall be put up on the README, with your help.
To get started with an INI file, you could simply copy an INI file from the tests: https://github.com/Circuitscape/Circuitscape.jl/tree/master/test/input, depending on what data type and scenario you're running. For example, if you want to run raster pairwise, you should simply create a new file on your computer, copy the contents of this file, save it, and then try running it.
You can definitely do parallel runs on Windows, in fact that's one of the main differences between Circuitscape.jl and the older Python package. To run in parallel, you add parallelize=true
and then max_parallel = n
where n
is the number of parallel processes you'd like Circuitscape to spawn and run. Ideally, you should choose n
to be the number of cores on your machine. On an i7 processor, that number is typically 4, and for an i5 it's typically 2, although this does vary depending on your configuration.
On a side note, we currently don't support raster pairwise mode in parallel if your point file has polygons in it.
Does this help? I'm happy to provide clarifications. Once you're happy with these answers, I'll put these explanations up on the README.
Thank-you for responding so quickly!
Great, I'll put this up on the README and then close this.
Hi, I just started using CS.jl recently. I think of myself as your “average user”. First, I would like to thank you for all of your work – so far, I can run larger grids much faster than I could with CS 4.0. As an average user, there are a few things that make CS.jl seem intimidating. Starting this conversation might help other “average users” ensure that we are fully utilizing the power of CS.jl.
I hope that answers to some of these questions will make CS.jl more accessible. Thanks!! Erin