[boost] Boost.MPI

From: Matthias Schabel (boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-12-07 15:03:52

So I've been attempting to get Boost.MPI running on OSX and have run  
into a few problems; I'm not sure what the fundamental issue is, but  
any input would be welcomed...

1) In order to get LAM-MPI 7.1.2 to compile and run correctly, I need  
to configure it with --with-memory-manager=none. With this, the  
cxxhello example program compiles properly and runs as expected:

lamboot
mpirun -np 4 cxxhello

gives

Hello World! I am 0 of 4
Hello World! I am 3 of 4
Hello World! I am 1 of 4
Hello World! I am 2 of 4

However, if I then try to compile the Boost.MPI example program

mpic++ hello_world.cpp -I/usr/local/include -L/usr/local/lib - 
lboost_mpi-1_35 -lmpi -lboost_serialization-1_35

I get a bunch of linker warnings:

/usr/bin/ld: warning suggest use of -bind_at_load, as lazy binding  
may result in errors or different symbols being used
symbol _create_scalable_zone used from dynamic library /usr/lib/gcc/ 
powerpc-apple-darwin8/4.0.1/../../../libdl.dylib(scalable_malloc.So)  
not from earlier dynamic library /usr/local/lib/libmpi.0.dylib 
(scalable_malloc.o)
symbol _malloc_freezedry used from dynamic library /usr/lib/gcc/ 
powerpc-apple-darwin8/4.0.1/../../../libdl.dylib(scalable_malloc.So)  
not from earlier dynamic library /usr/local/lib/libmpi.0.dylib 
(scalable_malloc.o)
symbol _malloc_jumpstart used from dynamic library /usr/lib/gcc/ 
powerpc-apple-darwin8/4.0.1/../../../libdl.dylib(scalable_malloc.So)  
not from earlier dynamic library /usr/local/lib/libmpi.0.dylib 
(scalable_malloc.o)
symbol _scalable_zone_info used from dynamic library /usr/lib/gcc/ 
powerpc-apple-darwin8/4.0.1/../../../libdl.dylib(scalable_malloc.So)  
not from earlier dynamic library /usr/local/lib/libmpi.0.dylib 
(scalable_malloc.o)
symbol _scalable_zone_statistics used from dynamic library /usr/lib/ 
gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin8/4.0.1/../../../libdl.dylib 
(scalable_malloc.So) not from earlier dynamic library /usr/local/lib/ 
libmpi.0.dylib(scalable_malloc.o)
symbol _szone_check_counter used from dynamic library /usr/lib/gcc/ 
powerpc-apple-darwin8/4.0.1/../../../libdl.dylib(scalable_malloc.So)  
not from earlier dynamic library /usr/local/lib/libmpi.0.dylib 
(scalable_malloc.o)
symbol _szone_check_modulo used from dynamic library /usr/lib/gcc/ 
powerpc-apple-darwin8/4.0.1/../../../libdl.dylib(scalable_malloc.So)  
not from earlier dynamic library /usr/local/lib/libmpi.0.dylib 
(scalable_malloc.o)
symbol _szone_check_start used from dynamic library /usr/lib/gcc/ 
powerpc-apple-darwin8/4.0.1/../../../libdl.dylib(scalable_malloc.So)  
not from earlier dynamic library /usr/local/lib/libmpi.0.dylib 
(scalable_malloc.o)

The program still compiles and links, but when I try to run it:

lamboot
mpirun -np 4 hello_world

it prints

Hello, world!

and then hangs...

Any suggestions?

Also, Open-MPI appears to compile without shenanigans on OSX - has  
anyone tried to use Boost.MPI with Open-MPI?

Thanks,

Matthias

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