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Debugging parallel programs using ATEMPT

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High-Performance Computing and Networking (HPCN-Europe 1995)

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This paper describes the functionality of ATEMPT (A Tool for Event ManiPulaTion) which is the basic component of the MAD (Monitoring And Debugging) environment. The goal of this environment is to provide a toolset of flexible, exchangeable modules for the debugging of parallel programs on distributed memory machines.

The main idea of ATEMPT is the visualization and manipulation of a global communication graph recorded during a program run. The functionality allows the detection of simple errors as well as race conditions at one glimpse. These features are discussed based on the experiences gained with this tool during the debugging process of parallel programs.

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  1. GUP Linz, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Altenbergerstr. 69, A-4040, Linz, Austria/Europe

    Siegfried Grabner, Dieter Kranzlmüller & Jens Volkert

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  1. Siegfried Grabner
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Grabner, S., Kranzlmüller, D., Volkert, J. (1995). Debugging parallel programs using ATEMPT. In: Hertzberger, B., Serazzi, G. (eds) High-Performance Computing and Networking. HPCN-Europe 1995. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 919. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0046633

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