NAME¶

pvm_getopt - Returns the value of libpvm options.

SYNOPSIS¶

C	int val = pvm_getopt( int what )


Fortran	call pvmfgetopt( what, val )

PARAMETERS¶

what

Integer defining option to get. One of:

PvmRoute              1    Message routing policy
PvmDebugMask          2    Libpvm debug mask
PvmAutoErr            3    Auto error reporting
PvmOutputTid          4    Stdout destination for children
PvmOutputCode         5    Output message tag for children
PvmTraceTid           6    Trace data destination for children
PvmTraceCode          7    Trace message tag for children
PvmTraceBuffer        8    Trace buffer size for children
PvmTraceOptions       9    Trace collection options for children
PvmFragSize          10    Message fragment size
PvmResvTids          11    Allow messages to reserved tags and TIDs
PvmSelfOutputTid     12    Stdout destination
PvmSelfOutputCode    13    Output message tag
PvmSelfTraceTid      14    Trace data destination
PvmSelfTraceCode     15    Trace message tag
PvmSelfTraceBuffer   16    Trace buffer size
PvmSelfTraceOptions  17    Trace collection options
PvmShowTids          18    pvm_catchout prints task ids with output
PvmPollType          19    Message wait policy (shared memory)
PvmPollTime          20    Message spinwait duration
PvmOutputContext     21    Output message context for children
PvmTraceContext      22    Trace message context for children
PvmSelfOutputContext 23    Output message context
PvmSelfTraceContext  24    Trace message context
PvmNoReset           25    Do not kill task on reset

val

Integer returning the value of the option.

DESCRIPTION¶

The routine pvm_getopt returns the value of the specified option in PVM. For a discussion of options and values, see pvm_setopt.

If an error occurs, the PVM error code is returned in place of the option value.

EXAMPLES¶

C:
	val = pvm_getopt( PvmFragSize );
Fortran:
	CALL PVMFGETOPT( PVMAUTOERR, VAL )

ERRORS¶

This error condition can be returned

PvmBadParam

giving an invalid value.

SEE ALSO¶

pvm_setopt(3PVM)