Newsgroups: comp.parallel.pvm
From: fantauzz@pluto.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Francesco Fantauzzi)
Subject: Re: End of buffer
Organization: Computer Science Dep. - Milan University
Date: 1 Jun 1995 10:54:36 GMT
Message-ID: <3qk69c$8pa@ghost.sm.dsi.unimi.it>

In <3psp6n$3jc@news.uni-paderborn.de> sabina@uni-paderborn.de (Sabina Rips) writes:

>When I want to unpack a message with:

>pvm_unpackf("%d %d %f %d %f %f",
>		&my_index, &swap_times, &remote_red_speed, &remote_res,
>		&net_time1.tv_sec, &net_time1.tv_usec);

>I get the message:
>		  libpvm [t40044]: pvm_unpackf(): End of buffer

>What does it mean and what can I do to avoid it?

Probably, your are not unpacking the message you are thinking, but a
shorter message. You may check
that with XPVM, or with ParaGraph and tapepvm togheter.

Bye,
  Francesco

