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From: Jeff Squyres (jsquyres_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-17 06:40:33

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On Mar 15, 2005, at 1:38 PM, Siuling Ku wrote:

> We got MPI 7.1.1 to run OK on mac, but when we run it on linux (2.6.5)
> the MPI child process dies when we try to do any MPI operation after
> forking.

Are you calling MPI_INIT and then forking, and then the child is dying?
  If so, this is definitely not a valid MPI program -- MPI does not
allow that behavior. As such, LAM does not support it.

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