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@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ \section{Host System Requirements}
glxinfo | grep "OpenGL version string"
\end{lstlisting}

If OpenCL 1.2 or higher is present, some filters may make use of GPU acceleration. As of this writing the first
detected GPU is automatically used; there may be a way to select specific devices in the future.

The minimum RAM requirement to actually launch glscopeclient is relatively small (TODO: do some testing) however
history mode and deep captures can easily consume many GB of RAM. We suggest 8GB as a reasonable minimum, with 32 or
more encouraged for deep history.
@@ -161,14 +164,15 @@ \subsection{Windows}
\item Installing glscopeclient into the virtual filesystem
\begin{lstlisting}[language=sh]
cp ./src/glscopeclient/glscopeclient.exe /mingw64/bin/
cp -r ./src/glscopeclient/gradients /mingw64/bin/
cp -r ./src/glscopeclient/icons /mingw64/bin/
cp -r ./src/glscopeclient/shaders /mingw64/bin/
cp -r ./src/glscopeclient/styles /mingw64/bin/
cp -r ./src/glscopeclient/gradients /mingw64/bin/
cp ./lib/graphwidget/libgraphwidget.dll /mingw64/bin/
cp ./lib/log/liblog.dll /mingw64/bin/
cp ./lib/scopehal/libscopehal.dll /mingw64/bin/
cp ./lib/scopeprotocols/libscopeprotocols.dll /mingw64/bin/
cp -r ./lib/scopeprotocols/kernels /mingw64/bin/
\end{lstlisting}
\vspace{0.5cm}
The application can now be started from any MinGW64 terminal session: