[Mpi-forum] MPI_INFO_GET_ENV naming question

[Rolf Rabenseifner]

Done in r1518 in all three files.
Rolf

----- Original Message -----
> From: "George Bosilca" <bosilca at eecs.utk.edu>
> To: "Rolf Rabenseifner" <rabenseifner at hlrs.de>
> Cc: "Josh Hursey" <jjhursey at open-mpi.org>, "Marc Snir" <snir at mcs.anl.gov>, "Main MPI Forum mailing list"
> <mpi-forum at lists.mpi-forum.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 5:02:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [Mpi-forum] MPI_INFO_GET_ENV naming question
> Absolutely, this change makes perfect sense. If you can't get to it in
> time, let me know I might have some time later today to address it.
> 
> Regards,
> george.
> 
> 
> On Jul 23, 2012, at 11:09 , Rolf Rabenseifner wrote:
> 
> > George et al.,
> >
> > can I change MPI_INFO_GET_ENV into MPI_INFO_ENV
> > in one step in all three chapters:
> > chap-inquiry
> > chap-appLang
> > chap-changes
> > ?
> >
> > Best regards
> > Rolf
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Martin Schulz" <schulzm at llnl.gov>
> >> To: "Rolf Rabenseifner" <rabenseifner at hlrs.de>
> >> Cc: "Main MPI Forum mailing list" <mpi-forum at lists.mpi-forum.org>
> >> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 12:40:35 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [Mpi-forum] MPI_INFO_GET_ENV naming question
> >> Hi Rolf, all,
> >>
> >> (this is mainly directed at George, Marc, and the Environment
> >> chapter
> >> committee)
> >>
> >> On Jul 22, 2012, at 3:41 AM, Rolf Rabenseifner wrote:
> >>
> >>> Martin,
> >>>
> >>> Can we take this as a decision?
> >>> So far there is no objection.
> >>
> >> I am very much in favor of it - I think it makes things much less
> >> confusing. Also, I agree, so far all comments were in favor of the
> >> change.
> >>
> >>> It must be changed in tools and appLang, therefore, I need a clear
> >>> decision for appLang (as chapter author).
> >>
> >> It doesn't affect the tools chapter - it's in the environment
> >> chapter
> >> that I helped edit for the time of the meeting in Chicago. This is
> >> George's chapter and Marc's ticket, though, and we haven't heard
> >> from
> >> them. Also, George would have to implement it or at least OK the
> >> change. I can make the changes, if this is our decision, but I
> >> would
> >> need to hear from George before going in and editing.
> >>
> >> Martin
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Please tell.
> >>>
> >>> Best regards
> >>> Rolf
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> From: "William Gropp" <wgropp at illinois.edu>
> >>>> To: "Martin Schulz" <schulzm at llnl.gov>, "Main MPI Forum mailing
> >>>> list" <mpi-forum at lists.mpi-forum.org>
> >>>> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 6:11:41 PM
> >>>> Subject: Re: [Mpi-forum] MPI_INFO_GET_ENV naming question
> >>>> I prefer MPI_INFO_ENV . Using GET in the name will be confusing.
> >>>>
> >>>> Bill
> >>>>
> >>>> William Gropp
> >>>> Director, Parallel Computing Institute
> >>>> Deputy Director for Research
> >>>> Institute for Advanced Computing Applications and Technologies
> >>>> Paul and Cynthia Saylor Professor of Computer Science
> >>>> University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Jul 19, 2012, at 12:25 PM, Schulz, Martin wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hi all,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> During the chapter review for Chapter 8, the environment
> >>>>> chapter,
> >>>>> a
> >>>>> question came up at the forum, which we thought requires wider
> >>>>> feedback.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Ticket 313 introduced an info object into MPI 3.0 that allows
> >>>>> users
> >>>>> to query the environment, which is called MPI_INFO_GET_ENV. This
> >>>>> name, however, contains a verb and hence follows the naming
> >>>>> structure of an MPI function, but is a constant. Hence, should
> >>>>> we
> >>>>> really go with this name or should we rename this into a name
> >>>>> without a verb, like MPI_INFO_ENV, to avoid confusion? People in
> >>>>> the
> >>>>> room were leaning towards the latter and this is clearly ticket
> >>>>> 0
> >>>>> at
> >>>>> this point, but we wanted to ask to make sure there is no
> >>>>> unintended
> >>>>> impact with that change.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Comments?
> >>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Martin
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ________________________________________________________________________
> >>>>> Martin Schulz, schulzm at llnl.gov, http://people.llnl.gov/schulzm
> >>>>> CASC @ Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, USA
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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> >>
> >> ________________________________________________________________________
> >> Martin Schulz, schulzm at llnl.gov, http://people.llnl.gov/schulzm
> >> CASC @ Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, USA
> >
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> > Dr. Rolf Rabenseifner . . . . . . . . . .. email
> > rabenseifner at hlrs.de
> > High Performance Computing Center (HLRS) . phone
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> > University of Stuttgart . . . . . . . . .. fax ++49(0)711 /
> > 685-65832
> > Head of Dpmt Parallel Computing . . .
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High Performance Computing Center (HLRS) . phone ++49(0)711/685-65530
University of Stuttgart . . . . . . . . .. fax ++49(0)711 / 685-65832
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