Okay, so I’ve been messing around with this thing called “Candil” lately, and I figured I’d share my experience, ’cause why not? It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster, I gotta say.
Getting Started
First off, I had to actually, you know, get Candil. I went rummaging around the internet, found where to download it, and slapped that onto my machine. It was pretty straightforward, no crazy hoops to jump through, just a simple installation.
I remember that I tried to install following steps I saw somewhere, It didn’t work.
I had to install rust using this command:
curl –proto ‘=https’ –tlsv1.2 -sSf * sh
Then,I installed the toolchain:
rustup toolchain install nightly
rustup default nightly
After that, I finally clone Candil to my local computer
Figuring Things Out
Now, I’m not gonna lie, the first time I looked at it, I was like, “Uh… what am I even looking at?” It wasn’t super obvious how to get things rolling. There’s a bunch of examples, but I’m more of a “learn by doing” kind of guy, so I just started poking around.
I started by trying to run one of the basic examples. I think it was the one that just loads a pre-trained model and does some simple inference. I typed in the command, hit enter, and… bam! Error message. Classic.
Troubleshooting Time
So, yeah, error messages. Turns out, I was missing some dependencies. You know, those little extra bits of software that Candil needs to actually work. No biggie, I just had to install them.I think some of them are Cuda,cudnn.
After I had these installed, I thought I got the dependencies right, I ran the example again. More errors! This time, it was something about the model path. I had to double-check where I’d actually saved the pre-trained model files. Turns out, I’d put them in the wrong folder. Whoops!
Finally, Some Success!
Okay, third time’s the charm, right? I fixed the model path, ran the command again, and… YES! It worked! I saw some text output, which meant the model was loaded and doing its thing. It was a small victory, but I felt like a coding god for a minute there.
Playing Around
Once I got the basics working, I started experimenting. I tried different models, different inputs, tweaked some parameters… you know, just messing around to see what would happen. Some things worked, some things crashed spectacularly, but that’s all part of the fun, right?
I tried to load llama2 by using this command:
./candle-examples llama –model ../*3.q4_*
It’s kind of worked.
What I’ve Learned
So, what have I learned from my Candil adventures so far? Well, a few things:
- Read the instructions. Seriously, even if you think you know what you’re doing, just skim them. It might save you some headaches.
- Don’t be afraid to experiment. Break things, fix things, learn things. That’s how you get better.
- Error messages are your friends. They might look scary, but they’re actually trying to help you.
- Google is your best friend.If you’re trying something and you meet some strange errors,just google it.
Overall, it’s been a pretty cool experience. Candil is definitely a powerful tool, and I’m excited to keep exploring its capabilities. I’m sure I’ll have more stories to tell as I go, so stay tuned!
