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Building Boost.MPI with Intel MPI


I'm trying to build Boost.MPI 1.47 with Intel MPI 4.0.0.012, but Boost is not able to find the installation. I've tried various using mpi ;-variants in user-config.jam including using mpi ;, using mpi : mpicl ; and using mpi : c:/path/to/mpi/mpicl.bat without luck. I've also tried using the using mpi : <find-shared-library>impi ; although I'm not sure what <find-shared-library> really do).

Using using mpi ; I get:

===============MPI Auto-configuration===============
Did not find Microsoft Compute Cluster Pack in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Comput
e Cluster Pack.
warning: toolset mpi initialization: can not find tool mpic++
warning: initialized from c:\temp\boost_1_47_0\tools/build/v2\user-config.jam:94

The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
MPI auto-detection failed: unknown wrapper compiler mpic++
Please report this error to the Boost mailing list: http://www.boost.org
You will need to manually configure MPI support.
warning: toolset mpi initialization: can not find tool mpirun
warning: initialized from c:\temp\boost_1_47_0\tools/build/v2\user-config.jam:94

MPI launcher: mpirun -np
====================================================

Using using mpi : mpicc I get:

===============MPI Auto-configuration===============
warning: toolset mpi initialization:
warning: can not find user-provided command  'mpicl'
warning: initialized from c:\temp\boost_1_47_0\tools/build/v2\user-config.jam:94

The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
MPI auto-detection failed: unknown wrapper compiler mpicl
Please report this error to the Boost mailing list: http://www.boost.org
You will need to manually configure MPI support.
warning: toolset mpi initialization: can not find tool mpirun
warning: initialized from c:\temp\boost_1_47_0\tools/build/v2\user-config.jam:94

MPI launcher: mpirun -np
====================================================

using mpi : <find-shared-library>impi ; results in

MPI auto-detection failed: unknown wrapper compiler <find-shared-library>impi

How do I link Boost.MPI with Intel MPI (Windows, Visual Studio 2010, x64)?


Solution

  • The troubles was caused by a missing : in the using-statment. Boost.MPI compiled fine after correcting this to using mpi : : <find-shared-library>impi ; (notice that there are two ':').