Scope

This guide covers programming methods for the following Exemplar compilers on V2200 (or V-Class) and K-Class machines running HP-UX 11.0 and higher:

The Exemplar compilers are the same as the standard HP compilers but also support the Exemplar programming model.

HP-UX 11.0 and higher includes the required assembler, linker, and libraries. These utilities are also included in SPP-UX Version 5.2 and higher. SPP-UX is the operating system on X2000 servers. (X2000 servers are also known as X-Class servers. Machines running SPP-UX are used to discuss multidimensional parallelism.)

This guide is concerned with producing programs that efficiently exploit the features of Hewlett-Packard Exemplar architectures and the compilers that run on them. Producing an efficient program requires efficient algorithms and implementation. The techniques of writing an efficient algorithm are beyond the scope of this guide. This guide assumes that you have chosen the best possible algorithm for your problem and helps you obtain the best possible performance from that algorithm.