OpenMP and its testing

[Biagio Lucini]

On Wednesday 10 November 2004 13.15, Nick Maclaren wrote:
> Frankly, I think that this is asking for trouble.  We are a parallel
> shop, and my experience is that most C OpenMP implementations are
> very sick - my experience is that only half of the major vendors'
> implementations work at all.  The reasons should be well-known, but
> please ask me if anyone wants to know more.
>

I would be surely interested in knowing the details. I have experience with 
the Intel compiler (whose OpenMP implementation I consider broken or at least 
unreliable) and with the Portland group compiler (which for me gives a good 
implementation). You seem to know also why that happens. Could you please 
provide some more information? This might help our effort.

Thanks
Biagio

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Biagio Lucini				      
Institut Fuer Theoretische Physik
ETH Hoenggerberg      
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