Re: [Gomp-discuss] Start of an OpenMP Implementation Spec

[Lars Segerlund]

 I once had this silly idea of translating a set of openMP programs, ( or 
rather first collecting them ), representative of what have to be solved into 
runnable examples for the different systems we would like to support.

 How about this ?

 Does anybody think this is stupid ?

 A set of hand translated examples to run on threaded/clustered machines ?

 Now I would like some feedback, this would be an easy piece to start with, and 
anybody can do it even if they are not into the inner workings of compilers and 
such.

 / Lars Segerlund.


On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 12:08:11 -0400
Scott Robert Ladd <address@hidden> wrote:

> Biagio Lucini wrote:
> > which is where we languish: practical implementation. So far no-one has 
> > provided a proof of concept, though many got close, including you and me. 
> 
> I'd be willing to work on practical implementation if I had some 
> response as to the best direction to take. Given that GCC is a community 
> project, I hesitate to simply throw something out and say "here it is" 
> without starting from some sort of consensus.
> 
> Also, I believe in design before implementation. To that end, I've made 
> very specific proposals and offered sets of solutions; a lack of 
> feedback tells me that I must either be a complete doofus, or that no 
> one really cares.
> 
> > I am disillusioned at the moment. Probably someone else will tackle the 
> > project. I hope to have provided at least the environment.
> 
> I, too, am disillusioned. I've been hunting for funding, only to be 
> stymied by a variety of factors ranging from a poor economy to a lack of 
> vision. In one case, a well-known group of GCC developers was on the 
> verge of getting funding when the customer decided that using commercial 
> compilers was cheaper than funding work on GCC. In another case, a 
> potential funding source decided to go with Java (a choice that they now 
> regret, as I recently learned).
> 
> As a single consultant/developer, I can't afford to spend large amounts 
> of time on unfunded projects; I have daughters and lizards to feed. The 
> case for OpenMP seems quite clear to me, and the cost quite low; even a 
> few thousand dollars would move GOMP forward. But so far, I have been 
> unsuccessful in finding funds.
> 
> I continue to try, though. ;)
> 
> ..Scott
> 
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