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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+TEMP_HEAT_DIR="/tmp/chplx-heat-$$"
+CURRENT_DIR="$(pwd)"
+export CC=clang-15
+export CXX=clang++-15
+export APEX_DISABLE=1 # disable apex by default
+VERBOSE=0
+APEX_INCL=0
+APEX_CMD="/opt/bin/apex_exec --apex:otf2 --apex:csv --apex:taskgraph --apex:postprocess --apex:source --apex:cpuinfo --apex:meminfo --apex:status"
+APEX_STORE_DIR="$HOME"/apex.$$
+
+build_chplx_no_flags() {
+    mkdir -p build
+    cd build
+    rm -rf *
+    cmake .. -DCHPL_HOME="$CURRENT_DIR"/frontend -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-undefined dynamic_lookup" -G Ninja 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null #TODO: Generalize
+    ninja >/dev/null
+    cd "$CURRENT_DIR"
+}
+
+build_chplx_debug_flag() {
+    mkdir -p build
+    cd build
+    rm -rf *
+    cmake .. -DCHPL_HOME="$CURRENT_DIR"/frontend -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-undefined dynamic_lookup" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -G Ninja 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null #TODO: Generalize
+    ninja >/dev/null
+    cd "$CURRENT_DIR"
+}
+
+build_chplx_reldebug_flag() {
+    mkdir -p build
+    cd build
+    rm -rf *
+    cmake .. -DCHPL_HOME="$CURRENT_DIR"/frontend -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-undefined dynamic_lookup -DCHPLX_NO_SOURCE_LOCATION" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -G Ninja 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null #TODO: Generalize
+    ninja >/dev/null
+    cd "$CURRENT_DIR"
+}
+
+build_chplx_rel_flag() {
+    mkdir -p build
+    cd build
+    rm -rf *
+    cmake .. -DCHPL_HOME="$CURRENT_DIR"/frontend -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-undefined dynamic_lookup -DCHPLX_NO_SOURCE_LOCATION" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -G Ninja 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null #TODO: Generalize
+    ninja >/dev/null
+    cd "$CURRENT_DIR"
+}
+
+build_heat_release() {
+    cd "$TEMP_HEAT_DIR"
+    mkdir -p build
+    cd build
+    rm -rf *
+    cmake .. -DChplx_DIR="$CURRENT_DIR"/build/library/lib/cmake/Chplx -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-DCHPLX_NO_SOURCE_LOCATION" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -G Ninja 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null #TODO: generalize
+    ninja >/dev/null
+
+    chpl "$CURRENT_DIR"/publications/fall2023/heat.chpl --fast -o "$CURRENT_DIR"/build/heat_chapel >/dev/null
+
+    echo "Release builds (Chplx with Release build type and heat with release build type) amd chpl with --fast"
+}
+
+build_heat_relwithdebinfo() {
+    cd "$TEMP_HEAT_DIR"
+    mkdir -p build
+    cd build
+    rm -rf *
+    cmake .. -DChplx_DIR="$CURRENT_DIR"/build/library/lib/cmake/Chplx -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-DCHPLX_NO_SOURCE_LOCATION" -G Ninja 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null #TODO: generalize
+    ninja >/dev/null
+
+    chpl "$CURRENT_DIR"/publications/fall2023/heat.chpl --fast -o "$CURRENT_DIR"/build/heat_chapel >/dev/null
+
+    echo "Chplx Release with Debug info and chpl with --fast"
+}
+
+build_heat_no_flags() {
+    cd "$TEMP_HEAT_DIR"
+    mkdir -p build
+    cd build
+    rm -rf *
+    cmake .. -DChplx_DIR="$CURRENT_DIR"/build/library/lib/cmake/Chplx -G Ninja 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null #TODO: generalize
+    ninja >/dev/null
+
+    chpl "$CURRENT_DIR"/publications/fall2023/heat.chpl -o "$CURRENT_DIR"/build/heat_chapel >/dev/null
+
+    echo "No flags to both"
+}
+
+build_heat_no_flags_chpl_baseline() {
+    cd "$TEMP_HEAT_DIR"
+    mkdir -p build
+    cd build
+    rm -rf *
+    cmake .. -DChplx_DIR="$CURRENT_DIR"/build/library/lib/cmake/Chplx -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -G Ninja 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null #TODO: generalize
+    ninja >/dev/null
+
+    chpl "$CURRENT_DIR"/publications/fall2023/heat.chpl --baseline -o "$CURRENT_DIR"/build/heat_chapel >/dev/null
+
+    echo "HPX Debug and chapel with --baseline"
+}
+
+calc() { awk "BEGIN{print $*}"; }
+
+doit_hpx() {
+    echo "Benchmarking HPX"
+    local _dir_meta_name_="$1"
+    local _prefix_=""
+    if [ $APEX_INCL -eq 1 ]; then
+        _prefix_="${APEX_CMD}"
+    fi
+    for i in {4..40}; do
+        sum=0.000000
+        mkdir -p "$APEX_STORE_DIR/$_dir_meta_name_/proc$i"
+        for j in {1..5}; do
+            local opt=$($_prefix_ $TEMP_HEAT_DIR/build/heat --hpx:threads=$i)
+            sum=$(calc "$sum + $(echo $opt | awk -F',' '{print $7}')")
+            echo "$opt" >"$APEX_STORE_DIR/$_dir_meta_name_/proc$i"/runlog
+        done
+        local _procs_=$(echo $opt | awk -F',' '{print $4}')
+        echo "$_procs_,$(calc $sum / 5)"
+        if [ $APEX_INCL -eq 1 ]; then
+            cp -r $TEMP_HEAT_DIR/build/OTF2_archive "$APEX_STORE_DIR/$_dir_meta_name_/proc$i"
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+doit_chapel() {
+    echo "Benchmarking Chapel"
+    for i in {4..40}; do
+        sum=0.000000
+        for j in {1..5}; do
+            local opt=$(CHPL_RT_NUM_THREADS_PER_LOCALE_QUIET=yes MAX_LOGICAL=$i MAX_PHYSICAL=$i CHPL_RT_NUM_THREADS_PER_LOCALE=$i "$CURRENT_DIR"/build/heat_chapel)
+            sum=$(calc "$sum + $(echo $opt | awk -F',' '{print $7}')")
+        done
+        local _procs_=$(echo $opt | awk -F',' '{print $4}')
+        echo "$_procs_,$(calc $sum / 5)"
+    done
+}
+
+checks() {
+    if [ -d ./.git ]; then
+        echo "This $(pwd) is assumed to be the parent directory of the chplx project"
+    else
+        echo ".git not found at $(pwd)"
+        echo "exiting!"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    if git status | grep -q "paper_patches"; then
+        echo "paper_patches is the correct branch"
+    else
+        echo "Checkout the paper_patches branch and try again!"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+main() {
+    # make temporary directories
+    mkdir -p "$TEMP_HEAT_DIR"
+    mkdir -p "$APEX_STORE_DIR"
+
+    # copy files without the .good in filename
+    cd backend/test/heat
+    for _FILENAME_ in *; do
+        if [ -f "./$_FILENAME_" ]; then
+            cp "$_FILENAME_" "$TEMP_HEAT_DIR/${_FILENAME/.good/}"
+        fi
+    done
+    cd "$CURRENT_DIR"
+
+    build_chplx_rel_flag
+    build_heat_release
+    doit_hpx "release"
+    doit_chapel
+    cd "$CURRENT_DIR"
+
+    echo
+
+    build_chplx_no_flags
+    build_heat_no_flags
+    doit_hpx "no_flags"
+    doit_chapel
+    cd "$CURRENT_DIR"
+
+    echo
+
+    build_chplx_debug_flag
+    build_heat_no_flags_chpl_baseline
+    doit_hpx "debug"
+    doit_chapel
+    cd "$CURRENT_DIR"
+
+    build_chplx_reldebug_flag
+    build_heat_relwithdebinfo
+    doit_hpx "reldebug"
+    doit_chapel
+    cd "$CURRENT_DIR"
+
+    echo "Benchmarking done"
+}
+
+usage() {
+    echo "Usage: $0 -v (verbose)" 1>&2
+    echo "Usage: $0 -v (verbose) -a (apex)" 1>&2
+    echo "Usage: $0 -v (verbose) -A (<path of directory where apex data will be copied>)" 1>&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+if ! command -v chpl >/dev/null; then
+    echo "chpl needs to be installed or not in PATH"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+while getopts "vaA:" o; do
+    case "${o}" in
+    v)
+        VERBOSE=1
+        ;;
+    A)
+        APEX_INCL=1
+        if [ "${OPTARG}" != "" ]; then
+            if [ -d "${OPTARG}" ]; then
+                APEX_STORE_DIR="${OPTARG}"
+            else
+                echo "${OPTARG} directory is not present"
+                exit 1
+            fi
+        fi
+        export APEX_DISABLE=0
+        echo "Apex data will be stored in $APEX_STORE_DIR"
+        ;;
+    a)
+        export APEX_DISABLE=0
+        APEX_INCL=1
+        echo "Apex data will be stored in $APEX_STORE_DIR"
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Unknown argument: ${OPTARG}"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+    esac
+done
+shift $((OPTIND - 1))
+
+if [ $VERBOSE == 1 ]; then
+    echo "Verbose mode"
+    set -x
+fi
+
+main