Newsgroups: comp.parallel.pvm
From: jeff@adeno.wistar.upenn.edu (Jeff Taylor)
Subject: Re: Parallel Fortran
Organization: University of Pennsylvania
Date: 1 Oct 1996 21:29:46 GMT
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In article <52qgso$caa@newshound.csrv.uidaho.edu>,
	naren@mrc.uidaho.edu (Narendra Korlepara) writes:
> Hello,
> 
> I am working on parallelizing a FORTRAN77 maxwell equations program. 
> What FORTRAN compilers do I need for this work? We do have a libfpvm3.a 
> (compiler?) file on our network. I tried to compile some simple parallel 
> FORTRAN programs using this file. Unfortunately, I could not compile 
> and I do not what's wrong with it. We use HPUX machines at this center. 
> Any help in this regard will be appreciated.
> 
> Sincerely
> Narendra
> 

I'm not sure I (or you) understand what you are trying to do.  Are you 
rewriting the serial code you have to perform in parallel using a message
passing system such as PVM or MPI?  Or, are you searching for a pre-processor
that will do the parallelization for you?  In either case the *compiler* 
needed is the standard fortran compiler for your system.  As for pre-processors,
the only one I'm aware of (let me know of others folks!) is Silicon Graphics'
Power Fortran Accelerator.  

Since you posted your message to the PVM group I'll assume that you are writing
parallel code using the PVM message passing libraries.  The file you mention,
libfpvm3.a is the library of fortran PVM functions that you'll need to link
with when you compile your program.  If you are having problems getting the PVM
fortran examples (or other programs) to compile please post more information
so we can help you.  Post all error messages the compiler or linker generates.
The best way is to cut and paste it right off the screen so we can see what you
typed and what happened.  Since the PVM library is present on your system you
may be able to find whoever installed it and have them get you started.

Good luck !


Jeff Taylor

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