Deploying OpenCL application?

Question

I am currently learning OpencL and am finding it somewhat difficult to understand how it actually works. I am using MinGW compiler with ATI APP SDK. When I run the target I

Answer 1

The reason why your application can't find clReleaseDevice is because you wrote your application to the OpenCL 1.2 headers but you only have a OpenCL 1.1 runtime on your machine. You can't call OpenCL 1.2 API on an OpenCL 1.1 runtime. I recommend using the OpenCL 1.1 headers unless you only run on OpenCL 1.2 devices. It will keep your code safe for running on OpenCL 1.1 platforms and devices.