Re: [Gomp-discuss] CVS Good!

[Scott Robert Ladd]

Lars Segerlund wrote:
>   Not a day to early, it was starting to resemble 'a neverending story' :-)

Tell me about it! :)

>  What have you been planing to do ?

Quite honestly, I'm not sure. I'll re-read Biago's design document 
today, to refresh my memory.

Do we have a plan of action? I've been awfully busy in the last two 
months, so I'm out of the loop a bit.

Here's where I stand on things:

I'm under contract to write a book about parallel programming for 
Springer; for now, I'm using Intel's compiler in the OpenMP sections, 
and gcc for the MPI (mpich) code. Thus I have my mind buried deep inside 
the subject for the next few months.

At the moment, I'm focused on OpenMP, developing a series of "real 
world" examples for the text. The examples follow a graduated pattern of 
increasing complexity, and stress many of the odd nooks and crannies in 
OpenMP.

From a cursory look at libgomp, a configure script appears to be 
something I could contribute. I can also start putting some flesh on the 
bones of the library.

Should we include the OpenMP specifications and other references on the 
web site or CVS?

I am *not* an expert on compiler internals, nor do I have intimate 
knowledge of gcc's code generator; it's been more than a decade since I 
last hacked a compiler (Modula-2!) That isn't to say that I'm unwilling 
to start modifying gcc -- however, I would prefer a bit of guidance and 
more knowledge before committing compiler code to screen.

Essentially, that's where I stand. Where to from here?

..Scott