Getting Started

Downloading GA

git clone https://github.com/GlobalArrays/ga

Please refer to release pages for specific branches.

Configuring and Compiling GA

We recommend using system specific compilation steps available in GA wiki.

After downloading GA as described above the following steps can be used to create a generic build using the default runtime. cd ga mkdir build cd build ../configure --prefix=$PWD && make -j 4 && make install

More detailed options can be used to create builds that are tuned for specific applications and platforms. A simple configuration line such as ../configure --prefix=$PWD will generated a build based on the MPI two-sided runtime. This build will run on any platform that supports the MPI-1 standard, but it is generally low-performing beyond 8 or 10 processors. Additional runtimes can be accessed by adding the option <--with-mpiXXX> to the configure line. Configure options include