On Tue, 2010-06-15 at 00:13 +0200, Reuti wrote: > Hi, > > Am 13.06.2010 um 09:02 schrieb Zhang Linbo: > > > Hi, > > > > I'm new to OpenMPI and have encountered a problem with mpiexec. > > > > Since I need to set up the execution environment for OpenMPI programs > > on the execution nodes, I use the following command line to launch an > > OMPI program: > > > > mpiexec -launch-agent /some_path/myscript .... > > > > The problem is: the above command works fine if I invoke 'mpiexec' > > without an absolute path just like above (assuming the PATH variable > > is properly set), but if I prepend an absolute path to 'mpiexec', > > e.g.: > > > > /OMPI_dir/bin/mpiexec -launch-agent /some_path/myscript .... > > using an absolute path is equivalent to use the --prefix option to > `mpiexec`. Both ways lead obviously to the erroneous behavior you > encounter.
Hi folks Speaking as no more than an uneducated user, having the behaviour change depending on invoking by an absolute path or invoking by some unspecified (potentially shell-dependent) path magic seems like a bad idea. As a long-time *nix user, this just rubs me the wrong way. Ciao Terry -- Dr. Terry Frankcombe Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University Ph: (+61) 0417 163 509 Skype: terry.frankcombe
