MPC(1)									MPC(1)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     mpc - Multiprocessing C Source Transformer

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     /usr/lib/mpc [ options ] ... file [ options ] ...
     /usr/lib64/cmplrs/mpc [ options ] ... file	[ options ] ...

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     Mpc is a source-to-source C translator that transforms code containing
     parallel directives, inserted by pca(1) or	by hand, into parallel C code
     containing	calls to the C multiprocessing library.	 For further
     information on the	types of directives that mpc implements, refer to the
     IRIS Power	C User's Guide.

     Mpc is normally invoked as	an option to cc(1), although it	can be run
     separately.  When mpc is used as part of a	cc compilation,	the mpc
     options must be passed via	the -W (specifically, -WM) mechanism.  See
     cc(1) for details of -W.

     Mpc will accept the name of a single input	source file, given anywhere on
     its command line.	If none	is given, the standard input is	used.  The
     input should be C code which has already been preprocessed.

     An	output filename	can be specified using the -K option, described	below.
     If	no such	option is given, no output code	will be	produced.

COMMAND	LINE OPTIONS
     -ansi
	  Pure ANSI/ISO	C.

     -cckr
	  Traditional K&R/Version7 C with SGI (and some	ANSI/ISO-C-like)
	  extensions, including	function prototypes, void, and void*.

     -dollar
	  Allows the dollar sign ($) as	a character in C identifiers,
	  including allowing it	as the leading character of an identifier.
	  The option is	provided solely	for compatibility purposes.  The
	  dollar sign is not a standard	C identifier character and its use is
	  not recommended.

     -K<file>
	  This option instructs	mpc to place the transformed C code into the
	  specified file.

     -xansi
	  ANSI/ISO C with SGI extensions and relaxed enforcement of certain
	  ANSI guidelines.

     -64  This option informs mpc that the code	is being compiled for a	64-bit
	  machine.  This affects the size of certain C data types.




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FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

     /usr/lib/mpc		   the mpc program
     /usr/lib64/cmplrs/mpc	     (32-bit and 64-bit	versions)
     file.i			   C preprocessed source file with directives
     file.P			   C transformed file with parallel code
     /usr/lib/libc_mp.a		   Multiprocessing C Runtime Library
     /usr/lib64/mips3/libmp.a	     (mips1, mips3, and	mips4 versions)
     /usr/lib64/mips4/libmp.a

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     cc	(1), cpp (1), pca (1)
     IRIS Power	C User's Guide.
     IRIS Power	C Quick	Reference.
     Parallel Programming on Silicon Graphics Computer Systems.
     Practical Parallel	Programming by Dr. Barr	Bauer, Academic	Press, 1991.
     Introduction to Parallel Programming by Steven Brawer, Academic Press,
     1989.


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