Newsgroups: comp.parallel.pvm
From: bvassche@elis.rug.ac.be (Bart Van Assche)
Subject: Re: slave id.
Organization: University of Ghent, Belgium
Date: 22 Jan 1997 08:43:40 GMT
Message-ID: <5c4jvs$boq@infoserv.rug.ac.be>

Jeffrey Taylor (jeff@adeno.wistar.upenn.edu) wrote:
: > Sorry, sometimes it helps writing it out. I suppose having different
: > executables for each slave is the best way to solve the problem. I had a
: > mind block before, thinking in terms of copies of 1 executable...
: > 
: > Darren Porras

: Having different executables will get confusing.  How about having an 
: initial dialog between the master and each slave where the master tells
: each slave what function to use.  This overhead will be minor and only
: borne once, at start up.

If you want an example of this programming style, see
$PVM_ROOT/examples/spmd.c.

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