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	To compile, the command is then '<tt>pgf77 -Msecond_underscore -c farg.f</tt>'. Others have noted that apparently you need to compile ALL code that uses MPICH with the -Msecond_underscore option for it to work properly.		To compile, the command is then '<tt>pgf77 -Msecond_underscore -c farg.f</tt>'. Others have noted that apparently you need to compile ALL code that uses MPICH with the -Msecond_underscore option for it to work properly.


	~~== MPICH and the Intel compilers on Hydra ==~~
	If you use the Intel ifc compiler with MPI, eg '<tt>ifc -I/opt/mpich.intel/include program.f -L/opt/mpich.intel/lib -lmpich</tt>', then you should specify /opt/mpich.intel/bin/mpiexec in your batch script. We assume the same is true of icc.

	[[Category:Cluster Computing]]		[[Category:Cluster Computing]]

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	MPICH is an implementation of the Message Passing Interface commonly used in large parallel jobs. A lot of people run code linked with MPICH on ~~the [[Cluster Computing\|cluster]]~~, though some people also have it installed on desktop machines for multiprocessor development.		MPICH is an implementation of the Message Passing Interface commonly used in large parallel jobs. A lot of people run code linked with MPICH on HPC clusters, though some people also have it installed on desktop machines for multiprocessor development.

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	To compile, the command is then '<tt>pgf77 -Msecond_underscore -c farg.f</tt>'. Others have noted that apparently you need to compile ALL code that uses MPICH with the -Msecond_underscore option for it to work properly.		To compile, the command is then '<tt>pgf77 -Msecond_underscore -c farg.f</tt>'. Others have noted that apparently you need to compile ALL code that uses MPICH with the -Msecond_underscore option for it to work properly.


	== MPICH and the Intel compilers on Hydra ==		== MPICH and the Intel compilers on Hydra ==

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Known compatibility issue

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	farg.o(.text+0x7): undefined reference to `f__xargc'		farg.o(.text+0x7): undefined reference to `f__xargc'
	make: *** [nongaus_mpi] Error 2		make: *** [nongaus_mpi] Error 2

	It seems that this is a known problem (bug?) of PGI compilers, as it is explained at http://www.pgroup.com/faq/link.htm		It seems that this is a known problem (bug?) of PGI compilers, as it is explained at http://www.pgroup.com/faq/link.htm

	* Recompile the file farg.f with 'pgf77 -c' and add the object to the link before -lmpich. If the second underscore is needed for global names, remember to include the second underscore option. The source for farg.f is:		* Recompile the file farg.f with 'pgf77 -c' and add the object to the link before -lmpich. If the second underscore is needed for global names, remember to include the second underscore option. The source for farg.f is:

	integer function mpir_iargc()		integer function mpir_iargc()
	mpir_iargc = iargc()		mpir_iargc = iargc()
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	return		return
	end		end

	To compile, the command is then '<tt>pgf77 -Msecond_underscore -c farg.f</tt>'. Others have noted that apparently you need to compile ALL code that uses MPICH with the -Msecond_underscore option for it to work properly.		To compile, the command is then '<tt>pgf77 -Msecond_underscore -c farg.f</tt>'. Others have noted that apparently you need to compile ALL code that uses MPICH with the -Msecond_underscore option for it to work properly.


	== MPICH and the Intel compilers on Hydra ==		== MPICH and the Intel compilers on Hydra ==

imported>Huston: Merged MPICH topics to one article

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Merged MPICH topics to one article

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MPICH is an implementation of the Message Passing Interface commonly used in large parallel jobs. A lot of people run code linked with MPICH on the [[Cluster Computing|cluster]], though some people also have it installed on desktop machines for multiprocessor development.

== Environment ==
When you call the mpich compiler wrappers (mpicc, mpiCC, mpif77 and mpif90), they will usually use a generic compiler. If you wish to override any of these settings, then before you run the script set the following variables depending on which compiler(s) or linker(s) you wish to override:
* <tt>MPICH_CC</tt> and <tt>MPICH_CLINKER</tt> - Used for compiling/linking C code
* <tt>MPICH_CCC</tt> and <tt>MPICH_CCLINKER</tt> - Used for compiling/linking C++ code
* <tt>MPICH_F77</tt> and <tt>MPICH_F77LINKER</tt> - Used for compiling/linking Fortran 77 code
* <tt>MPICH_F90</tt> and <tt>MPICH_F90LINKER</tt> - Used for compiling/linking Fortran 90 code

== mpif.h ==
The MPICH wrappers will automatically create a link for mpif.h in the current directory when they run. Therefore your code only needs to include the file in the current directory, not a hard-coded path, with <tt>INCLUDE 'mpif.h'</tt>

== Known compatibility issue ==
There's a known compatibility issue with MPICH and PGI's Fortran compiler. When users tried to compile .f90 codes that use MPI, they'd get the following errors:
/opt/mpich-1.2.1/lib/libmpich.a(farg.o): In function `mpir_iargc__':
farg.o(.text+0x7): undefined reference to `f__xargc'
make: *** [nongaus_mpi] Error 2

It seems that this is a known problem (bug?) of PGI compilers, as it is explained at http://www.pgroup.com/faq/link.htm

* Recompile the file farg.f with 'pgf77 -c' and add the object to the link before -lmpich. If the second underscore is needed for global names, remember to include the second underscore option. The source for farg.f is:

integer function mpir_iargc()
mpir_iargc = iargc()
return
end
subroutine mpir_getarg( i, s )
integer i
character*(*) s
call getarg(i,s)
return
end

To compile, the command is then '<tt>pgf77 -Msecond_underscore -c farg.f</tt>'. Others have noted that apparently you need to compile ALL code that uses MPICH with the -Msecond_underscore option for it to work properly.

== MPICH and the Intel compilers on Hydra ==
If you use the Intel ifc compiler with MPI, eg '<tt>ifc -I/opt/mpich.intel/include program.f -L/opt/mpich.intel/lib -lmpich</tt>', then you should specify /opt/mpich.intel/bin/mpiexec in your batch script. We assume the same is true of icc.

[[Category:Cluster Computing]]