diff --git a/bd.yaml b/bd.yaml
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+---
+
+study: perftestakantu
+
+job:
+  revision: str
+  
+run:
+  compiler_version: str
+
+job_space: ./createJobs.py
+  
+run_space: 
+  compiler: gcc-12
+
+config_files:
+  - compile_revision.sh
+  
+exec_file: launch.sh
+  
diff --git a/compile_revision.sh b/compile_revision.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+akantu_src=$1
+test_src=$2
+revision=$3
+
+usage() {
+    echo $1 <akantu_src> <test_src> <revision>
+}
+
+if [ ! -e ${akantu_src} -o -z ${akantu_src} ]; then
+    usage();
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -e ${test_src} -o -z ${test_src} ]; then
+    usage();
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+cd ${akantu_src}
+git checkout ${revision}
+
+revision_date=$(git log -1 --format='%ct')
+
+mkdir build-${revision}
+cd build-${revision}
+
+
+echo "*** Configuring revision r${revision} ***"
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_FLAGS:STRING='-march=native' -DAKANTU_DEBUG:BOOL=OFF ${akantu_src} > configure.log 2>&1
+
+if [ ! $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    exit 100
+fi
+
+echo "*** Building revision r${revision} ***"
+make > make.log 2>&1
+
+if [ ! $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    exit 200
+fi
+
+cd ${test_src}
+mkdir build-${revision}
+cd build-${revision}
+
+
+# 1413714847 epoch of tag v2.2
+if [ $revision -lt 1413714847 ]; then
+    echo "MAJOR 1"
+    VERSION=1
+else
+    echo "MAJOR 2"
+    VERSION=2
+fi
+
+echo "*** Configuring test for r${revision} ***"
+cmake -DAKANTU_VERSION_MAJOR:STRING=$VERSION -DAkantu_DIR:PATH=${akantu_src}/buidl-${revision} ${test_src} > configure.log 2>&1
+
+if [ ! $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    exit 300
+fi
+
+echo "*** Building test for r${revision} ***"
+make > make.log 2>&1
+
+if [ ! $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    exit 400
+fi
diff --git a/createJobs.py b/createJobs.py
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+++ b/createJobs.py
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+
+def createJobs(base):
+
+    # create of job template object
+    job = base.Job()
+
+    # specify a range of jobs
+    job["revision"] = 1
+
+    # creation of the jobs on the database
+    n_insertion = base.createParameterSpace(job)
+    print(f"Inserted {n_insertion} new jobs")
diff --git a/launch.sh b/launch.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo 'here is the job'
+echo __BLACKDYNAMITE__revision__
+echo __BLACKDYNAMITE__revision_url__
+echo __BLACKDYNAMITE__host__
+
+bash ./compile_revision.sh