forkbenchipsq

#! /usr/bin/env bash

function print_usage () {
   echo "forkbenchips help:"
   echo
   echo "SYNOPSIS:  Runs 'vdf_bench square_asm 400000', a benchmark of your system's capacity to run a"
   echo "    timelord for the specified fork, in ips."
   echo "           Requires having previously run sh install-timelord.sh for the fork."
   echo "           Anything over 100ips can probably maintain fork stability under normal found proof load"
   echo "    without too much trouble.  Anything over 200 can be considered relatively fast and more than"
   echo "    enough to keep a well coded blockchain stable.  Any timelord can be overwhelmed if the fork's"
   echo "    difficulty is set too low creating too many found proofs for any timelord to handle in time."
   echo
   echo "PARAMETERS:"
   echo "    forkname            Required."
   echo "    -help | --help      Show this information again."
   echo
   exit 0
}

VALIDATEFORKNAME='Yes'
. ftinit.sh

cd $FORKTOOLSBLOCKCHAINDIRS/$1-blockchain 
. ./activate 
./vdf_bench square_asm 400000
deactivate