OpenCL problems on macbook pro

Question

Hi everyone,
I'm really excited about OpenCL but there are some problems which really get on my nerves. One problem is that most of the code my colleague wrote (which works perfectly on his NVIDIA card with linux) doesn't work on my machine. This wouldn't be such a problem if there were nice error messages. But the only thing I get is:
cvmsErrorCompilerFailure: LLVM compiler has failed to compile a function.
If I look at the log it tells me:
Running pass 'AMDIL DAG->DAG Pattern Instruction Selection' on function '@test_kernel'
abort() called
Thread 0 Crashed:  Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   libSystem.B.dylib             0x00007fff85d1b5d6 __kill + 10
1   libSystem.B.dylib             0x00007fff85dbbc7f __abort + 103
2   libSystem.B.dylib             0x00007fff85dbbced abort_report_np + 0
3   AMDil.dylib                   0x000000010273b660 (anonymous namespace)::AMDILDAGToDAGISel::Select_ISD_SRL_v2i64(llvm::SDValue const& + 0
4   AMDil.dylib                   0x000000010274bc96 (anonymous namespace)::AMDILDAGToDAGISel::SelectCode(llvm::SDValue) + 742
5   AMDil.dylib                   0x00000001027526d2 (anonymous namespace)::AMDILDAGToDAGISel::InstructionSelect() + 210
Is it just one of many "known bugs" and if yes is there any way to get a newer version of the AMD driver on to my macbook? Or do I have to wait untill apple fixes it??
Thanks,
Nicholas

Answer 1

With the Finder active, press the following key combinations, in this order:
Shift-Command-H
Command-3
Command-I
The Info window for your home folder will open. Click the lock icon to authenticate. In the Sharing & Permissions section, you should have read & write access. If not, make it so. Select "Apply to enclosed items" from the action (gear icon) menu.