Charm++ parallel programming system

[Jim Phillips <jim AT ks.uiuc.edu>]

Assuming your mpicc calls icc don't include the icc option on the build 
command line, just "./build charm++ mpi-linux-x86_64"

-Jim


On Mon, 20 Jul 2009, Mostafa Gaber wrote:

> In the error message, I found that it used some libraries from the openmpi, 
> but I am using intel mpi.
>
> Kindly, do you have any suggestion?
>
> Mostafa Gaber
> ________________________________________
> From: Mostafa Gaber
> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 9:01 AM
> To: Phil Miller
> Subject: RE: charm++ with our supercomputer
>
> Hello phil,
>
> I tried the BasicHelloWorld example, it was compiled correctly, but when I 
> run it with that command
> $ BasicHelloWorld/hello
>
> I got the attached error.
>
> Mostafa Gaber
> ________________________________________
> From: 
> unmobile AT gmail.com
>  
> [unmobile AT gmail.com]
>  On Behalf Of Phil Miller 
> [mille121 AT illinois.edu]
> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 5:12 PM
> To: Mostafa Gaber
> Cc: 
> charm AT cs.illinois.edu
> Subject: Re: charm++ with our supercomputer
>
> On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 09:07, Mostafa 
> Gaber<Mostafa.Gaber AT bibalex.org>
>  wrote:
> > Actually, your guess is correct :)
>
> I'm glad to hear it. I'm copying this to the mailing list so that
> there's a record confirming this solution if people come searching in
> the future.
>
> Phil
>
> > I'd like to thank you for your fast reply.
> >
> > Mostafa Gaber
> > ________________________________________
> > From: 
> > unmobile AT gmail.com
> >  
> > [unmobile AT gmail.com]
> >  On Behalf Of Phil Miller 
> > [mille121 AT illinois.edu]
> > Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 4:33 PM
> > To: Mostafa Gaber
> > Cc: 
> > charm AT cs.uiuc.edu
> > Subject: Re: charm++ with our supercomputer
> >
> > On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 08:24, Mostafa 
> > Gaber<Mostafa.Gaber AT bibalex.org>
> >  wrote:
> > > I tried this build command $ ./build charm++ mpi-linux-x86_64 icc
> > > and there was an error "Command icc -fpic -I../bin/../include -D__CHARMC__=1 
> > > -DFOR_CPLUS=1 -c machine.c -o machine.o returned error code 4"
> >
> > I can hazard a guess, but without more information I can't be too
> > confident in it. Seeing output from the compiler would be very useful.
> >
> > On your machine, if mpicc is a wrapper for icc already, then you
> > shouldn't specify icc on the build command line. By letting charm use
> > the default mpicc compiler wrapper, you will ensure that the proper
> > include and link flags are pass to icc.
> >
> > Phil
> >
> >
> > > Kindly, do you have any idea for that?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Mostafa Gaber
> > > Software Engineer
> > > ISIS Department (bibalex.org/isis/)
> > > ICT Sector
> > > Bibliotheca Alexandrina
> > > Tel:  +2 (03) 483 9999 Ext.: 1453
> > > Cell: +2 (010) 316 7187
> > > Fax: +2 (03) 482 0405
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> > > ________________________________________
> > > From: 
> > > unmobile AT gmail.com
> > >  
> > > [unmobile AT gmail.com]
> > >  On Behalf Of Phil Miller 
> > > [mille121 AT illinois.edu]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 4:49 PM
> > > To: Mostafa Gaber
> > > Cc: 
> > > charm AT cs.uiuc.edu
> > > Subject: Re: charm++ with our supercomputer
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 01:10, Mostafa 
> > > Gaber<Mostafa.Gaber AT bibalex.org>
> > >  wrote:
> > > > I would like to thank you very much for your replies.
> > > >
> > > > 1) We have an MPI library installed, so could I use that command </build  AMPI 
> > > > mpi-linux-x86_64>? In that case, should I use mpirun or charmrun to start my 
> > > > charm++ programs?
> > > > 2) Isaac, you told me to use mpirun command to launch my charm++ programs in 
> > > > case I built it with mpi-linux-x86_64 version. I think charmrun will use the 
> > > > MPI library to communicate, am I true?
> > >
> > > Either one will work fine. On mpi-* builds of charm++, charmrun is a
> > > wrapper for mpirun. You can use whichever you're more comfortable
> > > with.
> > >
> > > Phil
> > >
> > > > ________________________________________
> > > > From: Isaac Dooley 
> > > > [idooley AT gmail.com]
> > > > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 9:37 PM
> > > > To: 
> > > > emenese2 AT illinois.edu
> > > > Cc: Mostafa Gaber; 
> > > > ppl AT cs.uiuc.edu
> > > > Subject: Re: charm++ with our supercomputer
> > > >
> > > > I would also try installing the mpi-linux-x86_64 version, using an MPI
> > > > which is configured to use the infiniband. Then you can use the
> > > > standard mpirun command to launch your charm++ programs.
> > > >
> > > > Isaac
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 9:25 AM, 
> > > > <emenese2 AT illinois.edu>
> > > >  wrote:
> > > > >   Hi Mostafa.
> > > > >   I would suggest to start by stalling this version (once you are in the 
> > > > > charm directory):
> > > > > ./build charm++ net-linux-x86_64
> > > > >   Let us know if you have any trouble with it.
> > > > >   Cheers,
> > > > >                       Esteban
> > > > >
> > > > > ---- Original message ----
> > > > > > Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:51:20 +0300
> > > > > > From: Mostafa Gaber 
> > > > > > <Mostafa.Gaber AT bibalex.org>
> > > > > > Subject: charm++ with our supercomputer
> > > > > > To: 
> > > > > > "ppl AT cs.uiuc.edu"
> > > > > >  
> > > > > > <ppl AT cs.uiuc.edu>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hello Mr., Mrs.,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am a software engineer in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. I am working on our 
> > > > > > new supercomputer (SC). I'd like to install charm++ on the SC. I have read 
> > > > > > the tutorial, it is really interesting. I found that you specified some 
> > > > > > versions options to the build script such as bluegenep/l. I am wondering if 
> > > > > > there is a version specific to our SC.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The SC consists of 130 compute nodes, each node has 2 Intel xeon processors. 
> > > > > > They are connected via infiniband and also gig-ethernet.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Kindly, could you suggest a build command for the charm++ on our SC?
>
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