Good point.  I just updated the FAQ item to include the v2.1.x text.

Thanks!


> On Mar 7, 2017, at 10:52 AM, Paul Hargrove <phhargr...@lbl.gov> wrote:
> 
> I initially did a Google search on the error text and "Open MPI FAQ"
> Since the error message issued by 2.1.x no longer matches the text in the FAQ 
> entry, my search did not find the entry.
> 
> Not only is the FAQ entry text (error message) specific to 2.0.x, but so is 
> the entry's title "I am using Open MPI 2.0.x and getting an error at 
> application startup. How do I work around this?"
> 
> So, I still think a new FAQ entry is needed OR the existing one should be 
> generalized.
> 
> -Paul
> 
> 
> On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 9:15 AM, Howard Pritchard <hpprit...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Paul
> 
> There is an entry 8 under OS-X FAQ which describes this problem.
> 
> Adding max allowable len is a good idea.
> 
> Howard
> 
> Paul Hargrove <phhargr...@lbl.gov> schrieb am Di. 7. März 2017 um 08:04:
> The following is fairly annoying (though I understand the problem is real):
> 
> $ [full-path-to]/mpirun -mca btl sm,self -np 2 examples/ring_c
> PMIx has detected a temporary directory name that results
> in a path that is too long for the Unix domain socket:
> 
>     Temp dir: 
> /var/folders/mg/q0_5yv791yz65cdnbglcqjvc0000gp/T/openmpi-sessions-502@anlextwls026-173_0/53422
> 
> Try setting your TMPDIR environmental variable to point to
> something shorter in length
> 
> Of course this comes from the fact that something outside my control has set 
> TMPDIR to a session-specific directory (same value as $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR)
>    TMPDIR=/var/folders/mg/q0_5yv791yz65cdnbglcqjvc0000gp/T/
> 
> I am just reporting this for three minor reasons
> 1) Just in case nobody was aware of this problem
> 2) To request that an FAQ entry related to this be added
> 3) Yes, the message is clear, but it could be improved by indicating the 
> allowable length of $TMPDIR
> 
> -Paul
> 
> 
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