Re: [Boost-users] Does MPI use ASIO?

From: K. Noel Belcourt (kbelco_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-04-01 19:05:17

Hi Jeff,

On Apr 1, 2008, at 4:46 PM, Jeff wrote:

> Does the new MPI Library use ASIO for its network ops?

No, Boost.Mpi requires the use of an MPI implementation such as  
Openmpi, Lam, Mpich and will not work without one.  Note that ASIO  
has no mechanism to communicate across box (this is what MPI does),  
ASIO handles asynchronous communication within a box.

-- Noel