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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Cactus Code Frequently Asked Questions -$Header: /mnt/data2/cvs2svn/cvs-repositories/Cactus/doc/FAQ,v 1.26 2002-04-08 14:42:52 tradke Exp $ +$Header: /mnt/data2/cvs2svn/cvs-repositories/Cactus/doc/FAQ,v 1.27 2002-04-13 21:16:29 allen Exp $ Also available at http://www.cactuscode.org/Documentation/FAQ @@ -395,3 +395,17 @@ Also available at http://www.cactuscode.org/Documentation/FAQ You should contact your system administrator to get this fixed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +29. I'm using the web server thorn CactusConnect/HTTPD on an Irix machine, I + compiled with PTHREADS=yes to get better response, but the executable + just hangs (even with the httpd::use_pthreads="no" in the parameter file) + + SGI/Irix machines with native MPI cannot make use of Pthreads (the native + MPI uses some Irix threads which are incompatible with Pthreads), and the + executable hangs on the first call to a pthread routine. + + You could instead use MPICH on your Irix machine instead of native MPI. + Note that native MPI will probably be better optimised for you application + than MPICH though. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |