George Bosilca wrote: > I used it on a IA64 platform, so I supposed x86_64 is supported, but > I never use it on an AMD 64. On the mpiP webpage they claim they > support the Cray XT3, which as far as I know are based on AMD Opteron > 64 bits. So, there is at least a spark of hope in the dark ... > > I decide to give it a try on my x86_64 AMD box (Debian based system). > First problem, my box didn't have the libunwind. Not a big deal, it's > freely available on HP website (http://www.hpl.hp.com/research/linux/ > libunwind/download.php4). Few minutes later, the libunwind was > installed in /lib64. Now, time to focus on mpiP ... For some obscure > reason the configure script was unable to detect my g77 compiler > (whatever!!!) nor the installation of libunwind. Moreover, it keep > trying to use the clock_gettime call. Fortunately (which make me > think I'm not the only one having trouble with this), mpiP provide > configure options for all these. The final configure line was: ./ > configure --prefix=/opt/ --without-f77 --with-wtime --with-include=-I/ > include --with-lib=-L/lib64. Then a quick "make shared" followed by > "make install", complete the work. So, at least mpiP can compile on a > x86_64 box. >
Hi George, I'm not onsite with the cluster now but this sounds promising enough that I'll give it a shot the next time I'm back onsite. Thanks for your reply, -stephen -- Stephen Mulcahy, Applepie Solutions Ltd, Innovation in Business Center, GMIT, Dublin Rd, Galway, Ireland. http://www.aplpi.com
