On 02/27/12 09:23 AM, David Coakley wrote: > To answer a few questions: > > Q: What is PROMPF? > A: It is a static analysis feature which generates an additional file > (.anl) during compilation. There is a lot of code in LNO to maintain > related information in WHIRL, but I don't think it is used to make any > changes during compilation. I believe the expectation was that > another tool would be used to interpret the analysis file... maybe > someone from the SGI days can clarify. PathScale in the coming months may make an external tool which can read the .anl files. I believe UH also had a project that could read it, but I'm not sure the status. We're happy to work with the community on improving this functionality and documenting any changes we make to the .anl format > > Q: Why does the patch remove the Whirl Browser? > A: It does not. It only removes the WB code related to PROMPF. > > Q: Why not maintain or improve this functionality? > A: The patch is based on the assumption that no one is using this > feature because BUILD_SKIP_PROMPF has always been defined for all > targets in Open64. I tried to build a compiler with PROMPF support on > x86 and the feature didn't work, because no prompf_anl.so is created > and copied to the installation directory, further convincing me that > no one is using the feature. It should be fairly trivial to get this building. ----------------------- TBH I'd support removal of this code since 1) I think this functionality can be improved and the current state may not be the best place to start 2) Unless the Open64 community is willing to develop their own or collaborate with others you're not guaranteed to be able to use the external tools
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