HPF translator fhpf

Function

fhpf is a source-to-source compiler (i.e. translator) that accepts HPF programs and generates Fortran programs. The generated programs are embedded with the invokations of the MPI-1.1 subroutines.

The translation by fhpf is independent of either target hardware, Fortran compiler, or MPI library. You can use any Fortran compiler or MPI environment with fhpf.

Requirements

fhpf is available on Linux and Solaris.

The process of generating a Fortran program using fhpf and that of generating an executable from the generated Fortran program are called the HPF compilation and the Fortran compilation, respectively. Each of the HPF translation, the Fortran compilation and the program execution may be on separate machines or on one machine.

• Environment for HPF Compilation
  The requirements for installing fhpf is as follows:

  	Linux	Solaris
  CPU	Intel IA32 family	SPARC family
  Operating System	Linux kernel version 2.4 or later	Solaris 7 (SunOS 5.7) or later

• Environment for Fortran Compilation
  The process of the Fortran compilation is the same as that of normal MPI programs. An environment on which you can compile Fortran programs embedded with the invokations of MPI subroutines, is required. Note that only MPI-1.1 subroutines will be invoked and the MPI-2 libraries are not required. Although we recommend an Fortran compiler supporting the Fortran90 specifications, the one without supporting them can also be used with some restrictions.
• Environment for Execution
  The compiled programs can be executed in the same way as normal MPI programs. An environment on which the MPI library that you link with your program works well, is required. No additional softwares are required for the execution environment.

Documents

• Light HPF for PC Clusters
• Free Distribution of the fhpf compiler (in Japanese)
• fhpf V1.2 Install Guide (in Japanese)