LANL's platform file's (for a particular platform) are 90% the same. By allowing a source directive those settings can be kept in a common file then sourced by the platform file. When something changes I wouldn't have to change a dozen files only a couple.
-Nathan On Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 02:21:28PM -0700, Ralph Castain wrote: > I'm confused - how does this help maintain a platform file??? > > > On Jul 9, 2012, at 2:09 PM, Nathan Hjelm wrote: > > > When: Thurs, Jul 12, 5 PM MDT > > > > Why: Useful feature. Enabling source may cut down on the maintenance > > required to keep platform files up to date. > > > > How: Change directories to the platform file's directory before sourcing it > > (not after). > > > > diff --git a/config/ompi_load_platform.m4 b/config/ompi_load_platform.m4 > > index 7231f83..250e7d8 100644 > > --- a/config/ompi_load_platform.m4 > > +++ b/config/ompi_load_platform.m4 > > @@ -50,7 +50,18 @@ AC_DEFUN([OMPI_LOAD_PLATFORM], [ > > # eval into environment > > OPAL_LOG_MSG([Loading environment file $with_platform, with > > contents below]) > > OPAL_LOG_FILE([$with_platform]) > > - . "$with_platform" > > + > > + # setup by getting full pathname for the platform directories > > + platform_base="`dirname $with_platform`" > > + platform_file="`basename $with_platform`" > > + # get full pathname of where we are so we can return > > + platform_savedir="`pwd`" > > + # go to where the platform file is located > > + cd "$platform_base" > > + # get the full path to this location > > + platform_file_dir=`pwd` > > + > > + . "$platform_file" > > > > # see if they left us a name > > if test "$OMPI_PLATFORM_LOADED" != "" ; then > > @@ -63,14 +74,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([OMPI_LOAD_PLATFORM], [ > > > > # look for default mca param file > > > > - # setup by getting full pathname for the platform directories > > - platform_base="`dirname $with_platform`" > > - # get full pathname of where we are so we can return > > - platform_savedir="`pwd`" > > - # go to where the platform file is located > > - cd "$platform_base" > > - # get the full path to this location > > - platform_file_dir=`pwd` > > # return to where we started > > cd "$platform_savedir" > > > > > > -Nathan > > _______________________________________________ > > devel mailing list > > de...@open-mpi.org > > http://www.open-mpi.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/devel > > > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list > de...@open-mpi.org > http://www.open-mpi.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/devel
