[Llvm-bgq-discuss] bgclang r205936-20140409 on vesta/mira

[Hal Finkel]

No problem; to be clear, the files from the 4.7.2 toolchain that are used by bgclang should not really be sensitive to the driver version you're actually using. If, however, you have any problems with the new build, please let me know.

 -Hal

----- Original Message -----
> From: "John A. Biddiscombe" <biddisco at cscs.ch>
> To: "John A. Biddiscombe" <biddisco at cscs.ch>, "Hal Finkel" <hfinkel at anl.gov>, llvm-bgq-discuss at lists.alcf.anl.gov
> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 12:00:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [Llvm-bgq-discuss] bgclang r205936-20140409 on vesta/mira
> 
> Sorry, rereading what you wrote the answer must be no. I was confused
> because we have V1R2M1, but use 4.4.6
> 
> JB
> 
> On 10/04/14 18:55, "Biddiscombe, John A." <biddisco at cscs.ch> wrote:
> 
> >Hal,
> >
> >>
> >> 1. The toolchain is now setup to use libc/libstdc++ files from the
> >>/bgsys/drivers/toolchain/V1R2M1_base_4.7.2 -- this gives access to
> >>a
> >>more-recent environment for C/C++03 compilation, and furthermore,
> >>is
> >>necessary to make (at least one part of) Boost work with
> >>bgclang++11. You
> >>don't need to be on a system running V1R2M1 (Mira is not yet, for
> >>example) to make use of this.
> >
> >We don’t have the toolchain 4.7.2 on our system. Does that mean I
> >can’t
> >use the new compiler? We have only files from 4.4.6 :(
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >JB
> >
> >>
> >> 2. There are more OpenMP 4 features available for you to play
> >> with:
> >>   - '#pragma omp simd' (and friends) should now work (in the sense
> >>   that
> >>there is a reasonable probability that it will cause QPX to be
> >>generated)
> >>   - '#pragma omp task depend(...)' is supported (for the most
> >>   part; I
> >>think there are still some corner cases where the compiler support
> >>is
> >>ahead of the runtime).
> >>    Please try these things out and let me know what you find.
> >>
> >>For those maintaining their own installs, RPMs (and SRPMs) are
> >>available
> >>on the trac page: https://trac.alcf.anl.gov/projects/llvm-bgq -- If
> >>your
> >>system does not have /bgsys/drivers/toolchain/V1R2M1_base_4.7.2
> >>unpacked,
> >>and you can't get a copy of those files, please let me know.
> >>
> >>Finally, for those strange creatures wanting to run the compiler
> >>from the
> >>A2 login or I/O nodes, I believe this build should now work for you
> >>again. ;)
> >>
> >>Thanks again,
> >>Hal
> >>
> >>--
> >>Hal Finkel
> >>Assistant Computational Scientist
> >>Leadership Computing Facility
> >>Argonne National Laboratory
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Hal Finkel
Assistant Computational Scientist
Leadership Computing Facility
Argonne National Laboratory