Newsgroups: comp.parallel.pvm From: unilwh@uts.uni-c.dk (Lars Ulrik Wacher Hansen) Subject: List of tools Organization: UNI-C. Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1993 18:51:58 GMT Keywords: clustered workstations, parallel programming, job opportunities Hi parallel programmers, This is a list of public domain tools and applications that facilitate development of parallel programs for clustered workstations. As the list is nowhere complete, I would very much appreciate your help with addi- tions. I am also very open to suggestions for a new and better format, corrections, ideas, you name it. I made this list to keep track of the vast growing number of tools. Hope it is useful for others, too. Happy ftping, -- Lars W. Hansen P.S. I would like to say thank you to all the people that have helped so fare. This may be the last update as I have discontinued my Ph.D. project (The money got too tight). Does anybody know of any current full-time openings that involve C++, Motif and UNIX combined with one or more of the following: clustered computing, simulation, numerical analysis, or visualization? I have a green card, master in CS, and a couple of years of experience with software development (in America) with GUI, C++ and Motif. I'm mostly interested in jobs in Massachusetts or New England. I'm ready to relocate at own expenses -- any time. I will gladly send a resume. Thanks. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name Lars-Ulrik Wacher Hansen Institution UNI*C - The Danish Computing Center for Research and Education Group Scientific Computing Group Address The Technical University of Denmark Building 305, DK 2800, Lyngby, Denmark Phone +45 42.88.39.99 ext. 2444 Private +45 43.73.21.74 E-mail unilwh@wuli.uni-c.dk --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================================================================= = List of public domain tools and applications that facilitate = = developement of parallel programs for clustered workstations. = = = = Compiles by Lars W. Hansen. Last updated: AUG 30. 1993 = = E-mail: unilwh@wuli.uni-c.dk = = Changes since AUG 20. 1993: sorted entries and added 7 new entries = ======================================================================= ********************** MESSAGE PASSING SYSTEMS ************************ Name: BlockComm From: Argonne National Laboratory Works w/on: ? Languages: ? Avail at: ? Contact: gropp@mcs.anl.gov (William Gropp) Desc.: A communication library which allows users to avoid explicit construction of messages when the messages consist of matrix subblocks. Name: Chameleon From: Argonne National Laboratory, University of Calif., LA Works w/on: p4, PICL, PVM, vendor-specific implementations Languages: C and Fortran Avail at: info.mcs.anl.gov:pub/pdetools Contact: gropp@mcs.anl.gov (William Gropp) Desc.: A second generation message-passing system for distri- buted memory parallel computers. It provides a stable interface to p4 or PVM and provides a wide variety of debugging information. A production library that imposes no overhead is also provided. Name: CHIMP (Common High-level Interface to Message Passing) From: The University of Edinburg Works w/on: Heterogeneous computers Languages: C and Fortran Avail at: ftp.epcc.ed.ac.uk:pub/chimp Contact: epcc-support@uk.aac.ed Desc.: Like PVM and p4. Name: CPS (Cooperative Processes Software) From: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Works w/on: Heterogeneous computers Languages: C and Fortran Avail at: see below Contact: cps_req@fndp1.fnal.gov Desc: Parallel toolkit that enables a collection of heterogeneous computers to be used in parallel. Supports message passing, queueing, bulk data transfer, classes, synchronization and load balancing. Includes debugger, operator interface / mountable devices, batch system, and performance monitoring. Used mostly in high-energy physics with some industrial / business applications. Available for free upon request. Name: Linda-PVM From: University of Southern Mississippi Works w/on: pvm Languages: C Avail at: ? Contact: seyfarth@whale.st.usm.edu (Ray Seyfarth) Desc.: A Linda system which will consist of a C preprocessor, a tuple server and a library to link with applications. Name: MPI (Message-Passing Interface) From: Argonne National Laboratory (CRPC) Works w/on: Chameleon Languages: C and Fortran Avail at: emory.mathcs.emory.edu:pub/mpi, netlib2.cs.utk.edu:mpi Contact: gropp@mcs.anl.gov (William Gropp) Desc.: A test implementation of a draft standard for message- passing software. Name: p4 (Portable Programs for Parallel Processors) From: Argonne National Laboratory Works w/on: Heterogeneous computers Languages: C and Fortran Avail at: netlib2.cs.utk.edu:p4, info.mcs.anl.gov:pub/p4 Contact: lusk@mcs.anl.gov (Ewing Lusk) Desc.: Like PVM. Unlike PVM, however, monitors can be used in shared memory system. Name: p4-Linda From: Argonne National Laboratory, University of North Florida Works w/on: p4 Languages: C Avail at: info.mcs.anl.gov:pub/p4 Contact: lusk@mcs.anl.gov (Ewing Lusk) Desc.: An implementation of the Linda programming model. Uses both shared-memory and distributed-memory for the underlying hardware. Name: PICL From: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Works w/on: Variety of multiprocessors (and workstations?). Languages: C (and FORTRAN-to-C interface routines) Avail at: netlib2.cs.utk.edu:picl Contact: worley@msr.epm.ornl.gov (Patrick H. Worley) Desc.: A subroutine library that implements a generic message- passing interface for a variety of multiprocessors. It also provides time stamped trace data, if requested. Name: POSYBL (Programming System for Distributed Applications) From: University of Crete Works w/on: Heterogeneous computers Languages: C Avail at: nic.funet.fi:pub/unix/parallel Contact: sxoinas@csd.uch.gr (Sxoinas Ioannis) Desc.: Simple implementation of Linda like system. The system consists of a daemon, that runs on every workstation in a cluster, and a C-library of Linda like operations. Name: PVM (Parallel Virtual Machine) From: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Works w/on: Heterogeneous computers Languages: C and Fortran Avail at: netlib2.cs.utk.edu:pvm3 Contact: pvm@msr.epm.ornl.gov Desc.: A software system that enables a collection of heterogeneous computers to be used in parallel. It includes libraries of user-callable functions and a daemon program which coordi- nates inter-machine activity. Name: TCGMSG (Theoretical Chemistry Group Message Passing System) From: Argonne National Laboratory Works w/on: Heterogeneous computers Languages: C and Fortran Avail at: ftp.tcg.anl.gov:pub/tcgmsg Contact: rj_harrison@pnl.gov (Robert J. Harrison) Desc.: Like PVM and p4. Comes with set of example 'chemistry' applications. TCGMSG is not really a predecessor to P4 ... the ancestry is more like PARMACS (1986?) / \ / \ / \ TCGMSG | (1988-9) | | P4 (1990?) PARMACS inspired the independent implementation of TCGMSG, a much simpler but much more robust package ... at that time the authors of PARMACS were not interested in doing more work in that area. P4 was subsequently and independently written largely by two of the original authors of PARMACS. Newsgroups: comp.parallel From: d3h325@pnl.gov (Jarek Nieplocha) Date: Wed, 31 Aug 1994 20:58:57 GMT The current version (4.05) of TCGMSG message passing library is a part of the Global Arrays toolkit (providing shared memory programming model for most major parallel architectures) distribution. It is located on an anonymous ftp server: ftp.pnl.gov (192.35.193.200), file: /pub/global/global1.2.tar.Z TCGMSG will be upgraded soon to version 5 that will include asynchronous communication for networks of workstations and ports to the SGI Power Challenge and Cray T3D. ******************** SHARED-OBJECT PROGRAMMING ************************ Name: DOME (Distributed Object Migration Environment) From: Carnegie Mellon University and Pittsburg Supercomputer Ctr. Works w/on: PVM Languages: C++ Avail at: ? Contact: adamb@cs.cmu.edu (Adam Beguelin) Desc.: Allows a single object to be distributed over heterogeneous computers. The objects provides ease of programming, distribution, communication, dynamic load balancing, and checkpoint/restart. Support the SPMD programming model. Name: DoPVM (Distributed Object Parallel Virtual Machine) From: Emery University Works w/on: PVM Languages: C++ Avail at: emory.mathcs.emory.edu:pub/dopvm Contact: vss@mathcs.emory.edu (V. S. Sunderam) Desc.: A class library that permits objects to be shared across distributed components of applications, and that provides several mechanisms for assisting con- current scheduling and partitioning. The system is layered on to of PVM. Name: Fortran M From: Argonne National Laboratory Works w/on: Heterogeneous computers Languages: Fortran Avail at: info.mcs.anl.gov:pub/fortran-m Contact: fortran-m@mcs.anl.gov Desc.: A small set of extensions to Fortran 77 that supports development of modular, deterministic message-passing programs. *********************** PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES ************************* Name: Concert/C From: IBM Research Center, New York Works w/on: Heterogeneous computers Languages: C Avail at: software.watson.ibm.com:pub/concert Contact: concert-c@watson.ibm.com Desc.: A new language for distributed C programming that extends ANSI C to support distribution and process dynamics. Concert/C provides primitives to create and terminate processes, connect them together, and communicate among them. It supports RPC and asynchronous typed message passing. Name: DINO (Distributed Numerically Oriended Language) From: University of Colorado Works w/on: PVM, Intel hypercubes Languages: C Avail at: cs.colorado.edu:pub/distribs/dino Contact: dino@cs.colorado.edu Desc.: DINO is a language for programming numerical applications on distributed memory parallel machines. DINO provides the user with a high level paradigm consisting of a virtual machine, a simple method for distributing regular data structures across that machine, a simple parallel execution model, and high level communication primitives. Name: HAsL (Heterogeneous Associative Language) From: Kent State University, Kent, Ohio - USA Works w/on: Heterogeneous Associative Computing (HAsC) system Languages: n/a Avail at: not released yet Contact: sscott@mcs.kent.edu (Stephen Scott) Desc.: Natural language like programming language using Associative Computing constructs for programming the HAsC system. Name: JADE From: Stanford University Works w/on: PVM, Intel iPSC/860, DASH, SGI shared-memory multiprocessors Languages: C, C++, Fortran Avail at: wildhog.stanford.edu:pub/jade Contact: Monica S. Lam Desc.: Jade is a high level, data oriented programming language for coarse-grained parellel programming that supports message passing. Name: Maisie From: University of California Works w/on: PVM, Cosmmic Environment, and UNIX sockets Languages: Enhancement to C Avail at: cs.ucla.edu Contact: rajive@cs.ucla.edu (Rajive Bagrodia) Desc.: A C based parallel programming language. The primary enhancements to C are constructs to define, create and destroy processes, and send and receive messages. Name: PCN From: Argonne National Laboratory/California Institute of Tech. Works w/on: Homogeneous computers Languages: C and Fortran can be incorporated Avail at: netlib2.cs.utk.edu:pcn, info.mcs.anl.gov:pub/pcn Contact: tuecke@mcs.anl.gov Desc.: Compiler and tools. ******************** PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENTS ************************ Name: Enterprise From: University of Alberta, Canada Works w/on: Heterogeneous computers (workstations) Languages: C subroutines Avail at: menaik.cs.ualberta.ca:pub/Enterprise Contact: jonathan@cs.ualberta.ca Desc.: A graphical parallel programming environment that provides an easy to use interface for creating, compiling, executing, and monitoring parallel programs. Name: HAsC (Heterogeneous Associative Computing) From: Kent State University, Kent, Ohio - USA Works w/on: PVM 3.1+, any language generating an executable file. Languages: Heterogeneous Associative Language (HAsL) Avail at: not released yet Contact: sscott@mcs.kent.edu (Stephen Scott) Desc.: Associative Computing principles are used to control a heterogeneous group of machines. Name: HeNCE (Heterogeneous Network Computer Environment) From: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Works w/on: PVM Languages: C or Fortran node subroutines Avail at: netlib2.cs.utk.edu:hence Contact: hence@msr.epm.ornl.gov Desc.: A graphical parallel programming environment that provides an easy to use interface for creating, compiling, executing, and debugging parallel programs. Name: Mentat From: University of Virginia Works w/on: Heterogeneous computers, Intel iPSC/860 hypercube Languages: Superset of C++ Avail at: uvacs.cs.virginia.edu:pub/mentat Contact: mentat@virginia.edu Desc.: Mentat is an object-oriented parallel processing system designed to directly address the difficulty of developing architeture-independent parallel programs. The system consists of a run-time system, a programming language and a monitor. ************************** DEBUGGING TOOLS **************************** Name: IVD (Interactive Visualization Debugger) From: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories Works w/on: PVM Languages: None Avail at: ? Contact: mackey@cello.hpl.hp.com (Milon Mackey) Desc.: A tool for post-mortem debugging of PVM programs. Allows programs to be deterministically re-executed in a debugger. ************************* MONITORING TOOLS **************************** Name: alog From: Argonne National Laboratory Works w/on: p4 and a variety of other parallel programming systems. Languages: C and Fortran Avail at: netlib2.cs.utk.edu:p4, info.mcs.anl.gov:pub/p4 Contact: lusk@mcs.anl.gov (Ewing Lusk) Desc.: A portable library for producing log files of user- specified events. Part of the p4 distribution. Works with Upshot. Name: PADL (Program Animation Display Language) From: ? Works w/on: p4 Languages: ? Avail at: ? Contact: ? Desc.: A program visualization tool. More elaborate that Upshot. Name: TracePVM From: Emery University Works w/on: PVM Languages: ? Avail at: emory.mathcs.emory.edu:pub/msgtrace Contact: vss@mathcs.emory.edu (V. S. Sunderam) Desc.: ? Name: Upshot From: Argonne National Laboratory Works w/on: alog Languages: Avail at: netlib2.cs.utk.edu:p4, info.mcs.anl.gov:pub/upshot Contact: lusk@mcs.anl.gov (Ewing Lusk) Desc.: A tool that can visualize alog files. Name: XAB (X-window Analysis and Debugging) From: Carnegie Mellon University and Pittsburg Supercomputer Ctr. Works w/on: PVM2.4 Languages: None Avail at: netlib2.cs.utk.edu:pvm/xab Contact: adamb@cs.cmu.edu (Adam Beguelin) Desc.: A X window system based tool for monitoring PVM programs. Graphically displays process and message states.