MPI is a standard comprised of 2 documents: MPI-1 and MPI-2. They
are both available at the main MPI Forum web site: http://www.mpi-
forum.org/
LAM/MPI and MPICH are two different software implementations of the
same standard.
On May 21, 2007, at 2:31 AM, Ruhollah Moussavi Baygi wrote:
> Dear all at LAM-MPI,
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> As a conceptual/basic question, what is difference between LAM/MPI
> and MPICH?
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> In fact, I have always interpreted, for myself, MPI as a
> programming language; and MPICH and LAM as two different compilers
> for it (plz take it easy! my interpretation is just a simulation in
> my mind to connect new knowledge to my previous, well-established
> knowledge).
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> I know that MPI is a library of some functions, but I don't exactly
> know what is the functionality of LAM and MPICH.
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> Thanks for any coming advice and guidance,
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> Best,
> Ruhollah Moussavi Baygi
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