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• Contents
• Introduction
• Structure of the Distribution Directory
• Installing p4
  • Installing the p4 System
  • Installing the Documentation
  • Examples included with the Distribution
  
  
• Getting Started
  • A Message-Passing Example
  • Program Description
  • Analysis of the Program
  
  
• Specifying Processes in the Procgroup File
• Developing a Simple p4 Program
  • A Minimal Example
  • A More Complicated Example
  
  
• Command-Line Arguments
• The p4 Function Library
  • Overview of the Library
  • Return Codes from p4 Functions
  
  
• p4 Functions for Managing Processes and Clusters
  • Functions for Process Management
  • Functions for Cluster Management
  
  
• Functions for Message Passing
  • Explicit Sending and Receiving of Messages
  • Global Operations
  
  
• Functions for Shared Memory
  • Managing Shared and Local Memory
  • Shared Memory Data Types
  • Monitor-Building Primitives
  • Some Useful Monitors
  
  
• Functions for Timing p4 Programs
• Functions for Debugging p4 Programs
• Miscellaneous Functions
• Fortran Interface
• Faster Startup with the Secure Server
• Utilities for Managing a p4 Session
• Creating Logfiles for Upshot
  • User-Specified Events
  • Examining Log Files with Upshot
  • Automatic Logging of p4 Events
  
  
• Machine-Specific Notes
• Some Common Problems and their Solutions
• Concept Index
• Index
• Function Index
• References