Re: [Boost-users] Boost.MPI library binary

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Boost.MPI library binary
From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-11-21 19:34:19

At Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:22:50 +0900,
Ryo IGARASHI wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Hicham Mouline <hicham_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> > if I find a library binary of Boost.MPI, does it mean it must have been
> > built against 1 of the many MPI implementations?
> >
> > Or is there some sort of link-level compatibility ?
> 
> Short answer would be: Yes, and there is no link-level compatibility.
> 
> All MPI implementations do not have binary compatibility. All they have is
> source-level compatibility. As Boost.MPI is built on top of one of the specific
> MPI implementation, the library file (libboost_mpi.so.1.xx.x on
> unix-like system)
> depends on one of the MPI implementation.

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