Re: MPI defaults
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 02:09:06PM +0100, Manuel Prinz wrote:
> Also, we should decide (as a project) how to deal with MPI
> implementations in general, meaning if we "support" only one, meaning
> that packages build against one we chose, and the others are installed
> as libraries, or if we build packages against all available ones. I'm
> really unsure about this still.
>
> > On this basis, I think that it would be the case to hold on any re-implementation
> > of the MPI related packaging for HDF5. It is much better defining a decent
> > policy draft before proceeding with modifying packages here and there.
>
> Sure, that needs to be done. What do you mean by "holding on any
> re-implementation"?
>
A bug is open for HDF5 in order to use the preferred MPI scheme, instead
of the current build-any implementation. I'm not sure it will be
the final choice for Squeeze, so it is better waiting.
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Francesco P. Lovergine
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