[Gomp-discuss] Fresh todo list :-)

[Lars Segerlund]

 I have submitted the stub lib from the OMP spec, it's not it too god 
shape but it compiles, it needs build script, ( to be automade ).

 Also I have suggested that we make some programs which emits code to 
the backend ( same everytime, look at exa from cobol for gcc ), in order 
to start testing the lib, first the stub and then to thread it. This 
would enable us to make test cases which are independent of the 
front/middle end and all handling of parallell constructs for the lib, 
and thus enable us to work with a stub, threaded and/or/if appliable a 
mpi or pvm lib ( as example ).

 So if someone takes a look at the build and gives some comments, I 
will try to look into making some 'test code generators' which cals the 
lib, ( a'la exa as previously stated ).

 Does this sound reasonable ?

 If we have the libs running were independent of the frontend and thus 
can handle a lot of compability and portability issues.

 Also it would be easy for us to try out the implementation details, ( 
really code generation details ), before we start to generate code for 
this, and perhaps avoid the worst pitfalls.

 / regards, Lars Segerlund.


Biagio Lucini wrote:
> Right, let's give a fresh look at the todo list. We need:
> a) a set of working libs
> b) hooks (sorry if the term is not appropriate) in the compiler
>
> In principle, I have no problem with my present knowledge in tackling A,
> but B would be another thing... I could do something there as well, but I
> need to be guided as a baby who hasn't learnt how to walk :-) I see many
> of the potential contributors there to be up to something else (mainly,
> tree-ssa), so probably noone will put big commitment on this stage before
> that project has reached production-stage.
>
> Will it be sensible to do some counting? Who is still there and still
> wants to give a hand, even if not in a near future?
>
> Biagio
>
> On Thu, 15 May 2003, Lars Segerlund wrote:
>
>
> >  As far as I am concerned, there is tons of stuff to do, and nobody is
> > doing zit !
> >
> >  If you make a sugestion of a way to progress, it's all well do that
> > later and so on.
> >
> >  We have everything to start off with the libs, ( if anybody have
> > looked at makeing a build from the stubs I submitted ).
> >
> >  In the style of exa ( an example language for gcc & friens ), we could
> > emit code for some 'static' cases ( namely the example from the spec )
> > and verify correct behaviour in the backend.
> >
> >  This has NO parsing, NO fiddling with trees or anything such but would
> > enable us to do work on a set of working libs.
> >
> >  I really got ticked of when nobody was looking at the cvs or the code
> > in it :-( .... but if there is interest I am all ready for some coding :-) .
>
>
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