mpiexec and mpich-gm-1.2.5..10

[Pete Wyckoff]

cdmaest at sandia.gov said on Fri, 02 May 2003 10:58 -0600:
> We are using:
> $ mpiexec -version
> Version 0.73, configure options: --with-pbs=/usr/local/pbs --with-mpicc=mpicc --with-default-comm=mpich-gm --prefix=/usr/local/app/mpiexec/mpiexec-0.73
> 
> This version works fine with 1.2.4..8a and 1.2.4..9.

Sure enough, those myricom folks went and broke compatibility yet again.
Now I have to figure it out and debug yet another version.  And users will
be forced to keep mpiexec versions with mpich-gm versions yet again.  Yes
I'm annoyed.  It looks sufficiently different that keeping both
compatible will not be possible.  I'll announce when it's working again.

		-- Pete

> On Fri, 2 May 2003, Pete Wyckoff wrote:
> > cdmaest at sandia.gov said on Fri, 02 May 2003 09:40 -0600:
> > > Has anyone tried using mpiexec with the latest mpich-gm from myricom (1.2.5..10)?
> > > 
> > > I get:
> > > ---
> > > $ mpiexec -n 2 ./cpi
> > > <MPICH-GM> Error: Need to obtain the master's port number in GMPI_PORT !
> > > [0] Error: write to socket failed !
> > > <MPICH-GM> Error: Need to obtain the master's port number in GMPI_PORT !
> > > [0] Error: write to socket failed !
> > > mpiexec: Warning: main: task 0 exited with status 255.
> > > mpiexec: Warning: main: task 1 exited with status 255.
> > 
> > We haven't, but perhaps you've got an mpiexec that's too old for even
> > mpich-gm 1.2.4..8?  Try mpiexec -v and make sure it's >= 0.70.  If so,
> > looks like we have to port to newer mpich-gm changes.