AMD APP (formerly ATI Stream) technology is a set of advanced hardware and software technologies that enable AMD graphics processing cores (GPU), working in concert with the system's x86 cores (CPU), to accelerate many applications beyond just graphics. This is AMD's implementation of OpenCL on top of Radeon hardware. You'll need a compatible card and recent Catalyst drivers. See http://developer.amd.com/sdks/AMDAPPSDK/pages/DriverCompatibility.aspx for a complete list of requirements. NOTES: 1) The download links point to an EULA page that you have to accept in order to download the files 2) This package is compatible only with x86 and x86_64 architectures. 3) By default, samples are not included in the final package. If you'd like to include them, use the SAMPLES environment variable: #SAMPLES=yes ./amd-app-sdk.SlackBuild Please read the README.SLACKWARE file for further information about this package setup. NOTE: the download is not wget-friendly as it points to a page where you have to accept a license agreement.