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Re: [ptp-dev] Beginnings of a help plug-in
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Beth,
I wouldn't bother with the simulator. This is really for testing and
is not meant to be something people will actually use.
Here are the things I think it worth focussing on. If you would like
to start building the documents, we could certainly keep them up-to-
date as new features are added.
Regards,
Greg
1. How to build an MPI program using the managed build system. Topics
include:
- creating an MPI project (same as for C but worth describing)
- specifying the mpicc toolchain
- include paths
- maybe launching an MPI program locally using 'External
Tools...' (by specifying the mpirun command)?
2. The parallel launch configuration dialog. Topics include:
- selecting the machine to run on
- selecting executable to run
- supplying resource requirements (currently only number of
processes, but this will include other scheduler type stuff later)
- debugger information (this is not finished yet)
3. The 'PTP Runtime' perspective (recently changed from 'Parallel
Development'). Topics include:
- the machines view:
. how to switch machines
. node state icons
. 'hover' information
. selecting a node
. node information
. processes running on a node
- the jobs view:
. job status icon (run/debug/finished)
. process state icons
. 'hover' information
. selecting a process
. process information (still under construction)
4. The 'PTP Debug' perspective (recently changed from 'Parallel
Debug'). Topics include:
- Launching a parallel debug session
- Process Sets
. selecting processes
. creating & naming process sets
. adding process to a set
. removing processes from a set
. changing the current set
. how debugger commands apply to the current set
- Breakpoints
. 'global' breakpoints
. job/process set specific breakpoints
. parallel breakpoints view
. breakpoint icons/colors
. creating/deleting breakpoints
- Suspended location markers
. how current location is viewed
. what current location actually means
5. PTP preferences
- debug preferences
- runtime preferences
- ignore simulator preferences, other than a passing mention
On Oct 5, 2005, at 1:23 PM, Beth Tibbitts wrote:
I'm starting on a help plug-in for PTP.
However, I need some inspiration.
Since I can't run the full-blown PTP on my WinXP machine, what I can
probably do is
1. document some overview stuff based on the web page at
http://eclipse.org/ptp (but, it seems dated.)
2. include how-to on bringing up the simulator and running it, with
screen
shots
3. Then you guys could comment on diffs for really running with
openRTE and
send me analagous screen shots from MacOS etc.
I could use some inspiration, though. If you can point me to any
write-ups,
papers, etc. Even if rough,
I can massage into something more useful. And then iterate.
...Beth
Beth Tibbitts (859) 243-4981 (TL 545-4981)
IBM T.J.Watson Research Center
Mailing Address: IBM Corp., 455 Park Place, Lexington, KY 40511
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