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In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 25 Jan 95 15:20:12 EST."
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Date: Wed, 25 Jan 95 16:07:39 EST
From: gcf

Probably this is good for research Web but here need also/in stead
a n intial paragraph on worth of scabality/standards/community /openness
etc

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> <title> PCRC </title>
> <h1> Common Runtime Support<br> for High Performance Data Parallel Languages<
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> <i> Syracuse University, Cooperating Systems, Harvard University, Indiana
> University, Rice University, University of Maryland, University of Rochester,
> and University of Texas at Austin</i>
> <p>
> <hr>
> <p>
> The need for high level language support for parallel computers is
> universally accepted. This is illustrated by the intense interest in
> High Performance Fortran (HPF) - data parallel Fortran stemming
> directly from Arpa funded technology. Although HPF is now adopted by
> most HPCC vendors, much research remains for parallel compilers - this
> includes extensions of data parallelism to other languages such
> support for a wider range of applications than those included in HPF
> and study of compilers for machines with new and different hardware
> capabilities. Within this project a basic public domain infrastructure
> to provide runtime support for high level parallel languages will be
> developed.
> <p>
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> The project combine the expertise of eight institutions for
> producing a common runtime software base which exploits the experience
> and expertise of the groups. Syracuse University coordinates this
> effort. A single software system will support six existing and one new 
> Arpa funded compiler development activities. A special attention will be
> payed to software engineering issues for this new
> runtime system. Cooperating Systems and University of Texas, Austin
> would be responsible for this part of the project. This task would
> involve engineering the runtime system for reuse and extensibility as
> well as testing and validation.
> <p>
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> In the first phase of the project, a simple and compact standard for
> creating and accessing distributed data in a parallel environment is
> being developed. The specification will provide a standard API for low-level
> compiler-generated code, runtime systems, and parallel toolkits that
> can interoperate and share layers.
> <p>
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> Interoperability is a fundamental requirement for this
> specification. The specification will be available to both HPC++
> and HPF compilers. This will permit programs to be constructed from
> HPF and HPC++ libraries and object files. For example, a C++ program
> will be able to create distributed data structures that are later
> passed to a library created with HPF.
> <p>
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> Interoperability is also important at the tool level. For example, a
> tool builder should be able to provide source-language independent
> visualization tools to view the placement and contents of data
> structures by using a run-time layer that implements this
> specification. A debugging tool that permits the user to modify or
> determine the current owner of a data element during a break is
> another example of a user for such a run-time layer. Similarly,
> compilers for HPF, HPC++, C, and pC++ can share the layer of a
> run-time system built using this specification.
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