Newsgroups: comp.parallel.pvm
From: manchek@rudolph.cs.utk.edu (Bob Manchek)
Subject: Patch #10 for PVM version 3.3 is available on Netlib.
Organization: Computer Science Dept, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Date: 10 Nov 1995 22:12:24 GMT
Message-ID: <480io8INNmf8@CS.UTK.EDU>

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Patch #10 contains the following enhancements and bug fixes:

+ contributed NCR AT&T 3/486 port, arch name ATT.

+ contributed port to 803/486 running Solaris 2 (X86SOL2).

+ new script $PVM_ROOT/lib/ipcfree to clean up shared memory segments.

+ new misc/ directory to hold random examples, utilities and patches.

+ new define NEEDFFS compiles in retrofit ffs().

+ new pvmd -t flag for to test slave startup.

. RSHCOMMAND set for several arch's (RS6K RS6KMP SUN4SOL2 SUNMP)

. miscellaneous fixes for pure solaris machines (uname, rsh path, ...).

. small fixes to FREEBSD port (declarations and xdr_float, double routines).

. miscellaneous typos fixed in group server.

. PGON fix - spawned tasks now inherit environment correctly
  (that of pvmd combined with parent task).

. fix to shared-memory pvmd - stale pages (from dead tasks) are skipped,
  instead of hanging the input loop.

. fix to shared-memory libpvm - EINTR from semop() is ignored.

. fix to RS6KMP detection (now correctly checks number of processors).

. fix to message refragmentation code, bug caused messages from shared
  memory task to task on another architecture to be corrupted.

. replies to task control messages are freed (small memory leak).

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How to get it:

It's just been put on netlib2.CS.UTK.EDU and will propagate to the other
netlib servers soon.

From Netlib:
  To get a uuencoded, compressed tarfile of the source:
      echo "send pvm3.3.10.tar.z.uu from pvm3" | mail netlib@ORNL.GOV

  or to get a shar file of the source:
      echo "send pvm3.3.10.shar from pvm3" | mail netlib@ORNL.GOV

  To get just the patches to update version 3.3.8:
      echo "send pvm339to10 from pvm3" | mail netlib@ORNL.GOV

  For more information about PVM:
    echo "send index from pvm3" | mail netlib@ORNL.GOV

Using Xnetlib:
    select directory pvm3, file pvm3.3.10.tar.z.uu or pvm3.3.10.tar.gz
    or pvm339to10

Via FTP:
    host netlib2.CS.UTK.EDU, login anonymous, directory /pvm3

With Mosaic:
    http://netlib2.cs.utk.edu/pvm3/index.html

For more information about file retrieval from netlib:
    finger anon@netlib2.CS.UTK.EDU

For more information about Xnetlib:
    echo "send index from xnetlib" | mail netlib@ORNL.GOV

Send bug reports, comments, questions to:
    pvm@MSR.EPM.ORNL.GOV

The PVM home page is at:
    http://www.epm.ornl.gov/pvm/pvm_home.html

Usenet newsgroup for discussion:
    comp.parallel.pvm

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Sincerely,
The PVM research group

/ Robert Manchek                University of Tennessee     /
/                               Computer Science Department /
/ (423)974-8295                 Ayres Hall #104             /
/ manchek@CS.UTK.EDU.           Knoxville TN  37996-1301    /
/     http://www.netlib.org/utk/people/BobManchek.html      /



