How To Obtain Benchmark Data

The ISCAS '85 test generation benchmark data can be obtained from CBL
in one of two ways: by FTP over Internet or on tape.

1.0 Internet FTP

If you have access to an Internet connection you may establish an FTP
connection to host "mcnc.mcnc.org" and copy the files using the "get"
command. The login name is "anonymous" and the password is any string
(we request that you use your e-mail address). The files are in the
"/pub/benchmark/Benchmark_dirs/ISCAS85" directory.

The command sequence to establish a connection to the host machine is:

	ftp mcnc.mcnc.org
	anonymous 	(in response to the "Name" prompt)
	(your id) 	(in response to the "password" prompt)


FOR UNIX(tm) USERS:

If you have a UNIX(tm) machine on the Internet, check to see if you
have the "uncompress" and "tar" commands available. Shipping the
benchmarks over in a compressed tar format is much faster than in
individual ASCII files. The compressed and tarred benchmark data is in
the file ISCAS85.tar.Z. If you have both commands, then do

	cd pub/benchmark/Benchmark_dirs/ISCAS85
	binary
	get ISCAS85.tar.Z
	bye

on your local machine, uncompress the file with the commands

	uncompress ISCAS85.tar.Z

un-tar the files with the commands

	tar -xvf ISCAS85.tar


FOR NON-UNIX USERS:

If you do not have the "compress" and "tar" utilities available, you
will have to copy the files explicitly. The actual ASCII files are
stored under the directory "DATA"; the documentation is under
"DOCUMENTATION"; and a translator for the .isc file format is under
"TRANSLATOR".  Total size is about 1.2 mbytes.  To retrieve the files:

	cd pub/benchmark/Benchmark_dirs/ISCAS85
	get ISCAS85.readme
	get ISCAS85.list
	cd DATA
	mget *
	cd ../DOCUMENTATION
	mget *
	cd ../TRANSLATOR
	mget *
	cd ../NONREDUN
	mget *
	bye


2.0 Benchmarks on Tape
 
We are prepared to send you a tape in containing the benchmark
directory in TAR format.
Contact benchmarks@cbl.ncsu.edu for details.
 
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* For further information about benchmarks and how to retrieve them,
* please contact the Benchmark Administrator by email at
* "benchmarks@cbl.ncsu.edu".
 
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