How to obtain OpenCL SDK?

Question

I was perusing http://www.khronos.org/ web site and only found headers for OpenCL (not OpenGL which I don\'t care about). How can I obtain OpenCL SDK?

Answer 1

There isn't a Khoronos OpenCL SDK as such. Khoronos puts out the spec, and then individual members can release their implementations and SDKs. The easiest way to get a working OpenCL implementation that is well tested is to be a registered Apple Select Developer and download the Snow Leopard seed. Apparently ATI has beta drivers and libraries, but they are not publicly available yet. I believe NVidia has released a beta Windows OpenCL SDK, but I have no idea what the requirements to use that are.

OpenCL is an open standard and I am sure in the future there will be widely available free implementations, but as of this moment your options are limited to either the vendor who provides your card unless you are running Snow Leopard.