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Re: To PVM or not to PVM [message #41995 is a reply to message #41780]

Thu, 09 December 2004 04:09

ronn
Messages: 123
Registered: April 1999

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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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		Re: To PVM or not to PVM By: Robert Barnett on Tue, 07 December 2004 14:44
		Re: To PVM or not to PVM By: Liam Gumley on Tue, 07 December 2004 07:30
		Re: To PVM or not to PVM By: Craig Markwardt on Mon, 06 December 2004 21:06
		Re: To PVM or not to PVM By: ronn on Thu, 09 December 2004 04:09

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