| Re: To PVM or not to PVM [message #41983 is a reply to message #41868] |
Thu, 09 December 2004 08:37  |
Haje Korth
Messages: 651
Registered: May 1997
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Ronn,
is you r interface freeware? Where can it be downloaded?
Haje
<ronn@rlkling.com> wrote in message
news:1102594155.582712.252330@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com.. .
> Hi Robbie,
>
> I am the one that wrote the IDL to PVM interface and I use it on a
> mixed network everyday. I decided to use PVM since it had a book on
> the how to use it and making a dll for IDL was fairly simple.
>
> You are right about having to compile PVM on each platform and having
> to use rsh on windows. But once you do it, it is done and you can
> forget about it.
>
> As far as IDL not being multithreaded, that is true. But you aren't
> doing multi thread with IDL_PVM, you are doing multitasking which works
> fine. In fact using my IDL interface to PVM is actually a bit easier
> than standard PVM since IDL always knows the type of data that is being
> sent back and forth. In standard PVM code you have a separate call for
> each data type. Finally, with IDL_PVM your slave processes can either
> be IDL save files or C executables.
>
> Ronn Kling
>
> KRS, inc.
> email: r...@rlkling.com
> Use these books to upgrade your IDL skills.
> "Application Development with IDL"
> "Calling C from IDL, Using DLM's to extend your IDL code". SECOND
> EDITION includes C++ and debugging!
> "Power Graphics with IDL, A Beginner's Guide to Object Graphics",
>
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