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== PTP Monthly User Meetings  ==
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To provide more opportunities for PTP Users (new and experienced) to ask questions of the PTP developers, find out about an interesting PTP "Topic of the Month" and find out what's coming in future PTP releases, we hold a monthly conference call on the 4th Wednesday of each month, 1:00 PM ET/12:00 PM CT. All users are invited to attend. Please suggest topics for our calls by posting to the [https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/ptp-user ptp-user mailing list].
  
To provide more opportunities for PTP Users (new and experienced) to ask questions of the PTP developers, find out about an interesting PTP "Topic of the Month" and find out what's coming in future PTP releases,
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= Dial-in Instructions  =
  
Schedule: Monthly call for PTP Users - 4th Wednesday of each month, 2:00 PM ET.  
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*''Step 1: Dial-In''. U.S. &amp; Canada: (866) 740-1260. Access Code: 2444696
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** Germany: Toll Free: 08006645316  Toll: 030700150735 (same access code as above)
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*''Step 2: Web Login''. Browse to [http://www.readytalk.com http://www.readytalk.com], and enter Access Code 2444696.
  
Meeting dates:  
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Please note: Our conference software relies on Adobe Flash to display the web content.&nbsp; Please&nbsp;test your computer (at [http://test.readytalk.com) http://test.readytalk.com)]&nbsp;for&nbsp;compatibility prior to the meeting.&nbsp; Please also note that some distributions of linux (Fedora Core 12, for instance)&nbsp;may not have Flash enabled by default, if so, please follow [[PTP/PTP User Meetings/Flash on Linux|these steps]] to enable Flash on your system.
  
*Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 2:00 PM ET
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= &nbsp;Schedule  =
**Topic: Installing PTP, both client (Eclipse parts) and remote server parts.
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*Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 2:00PM ET
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**Topic: Remote build and run
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**SORRY FOR THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES we will convene again next month.
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*Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 2:00 PM ET
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**Topic: Remote build and run
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**Note: we used Eclipse 3.6.2, and PTP 4.0.6 as the basis for the session; installation instructions are at&nbsp;[http://wiki.eclipse.org/PTP/release_notes/4.0 http://wiki.eclipse.org/PTP/release_notes/4.0].&nbsp; Also, the corresponding "proxy" code is available at&nbsp;http://eclipse.org/ptp/ptp_rdt_download.php?parameter=16%20Feb,helios,I201102161000,4.0.6
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*Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 2PM ET - CALL CANCELLED
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**We regretfully must cancel the April call, due to conflicts and an enormous effort going into PTP 5.0. We will try again in May
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*Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 2PM ET
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**We will start the discussion with a demonstration of capabilities in Photran by Jeff Overbey of the University of Illinois.
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**[http://forecaster.ncsa.uiuc.edu/whpc/photran%20-%2020%20minutes%20late/index.htm Recording] (starts 20 minutes into the presentation)
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*Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 2PM ET
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**Overview of new configurable Resource Manager by Al Rossi of the University of Illinois (see&nbsp;[http://wiki.eclipse.org/PTP/resource-managers#Configuring.2FCustomizing_the_Resource_Manager http://wiki.eclipse.org/PTP/resource-managers#Configuring.2FCustomizing_the_Resource_Manager])
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**[http://forecaster.ncsa.uiuc.edu/whpc/ptp-user-june22-2011/index.htm Recording] (content starts roughly 5 minutes into the recording)
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*Wednesday, July 27, 2011 2PM ET
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**Overview of new synchronized project capability by John Eblen and Roland Schulz
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**[http://forecaster.ncsa.uiuc.edu/whpc/ptp-synch-projects/index.htm Recording]
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*'''Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 9AM ET-6PM ET - Parallel Tools User Workshop '''
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**we are hosting our Parallel Tools User Workshop on readytalk (see below), feel free to participate as much as you can. We will have a tutorial in the morning, followed by an opportunity for user presentations/discussions on what you would like to accomplish with Eclipse Parallel Tools!
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**this replaces our normal user call on August 24, 2011
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*Wednesday, Sept 28, 2011, '''1PM ET/12 PM CT (''Note new time!)'' '''
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**We will have an overview of the latest version of the synchronized project capability, by John Eblen and Roland Schulz, which now works with source repositories, as of Eclipse 3.7SR1.
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*Wednesday, October 26, 2011, 1PM ET/12 PM CT
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** We have a discussion based on issues our users have raised -
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*Please suggest topics for our calls (post to ptp-user, or to this page)
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'''Note:''' if you have questions on getting started with PTP, please don't hesitate to ask on the [https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/ptp-user ptp-user mailing list].  
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User calls are generally held on the '''4th Wednesday''' of each month at '''1:00 PM ET/12:00 PM CT'''.  
  
<br>'''NEW dialing instructions:'''
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=== June  25, 2014 ===
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Tentative plan: New features in PTP 8.0 and Eclipse Luna
  
''Step 1'': Dial-In&nbsp;<br>U.S. &amp; Canada: 866.740.1260
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=== May 28, 2014 ===
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* Meeting cancelled
  
Access Code: 2444696
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=== April 23, 2014 ===
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* Scheduled for 4/23/14 at 1pm ET
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* Dave Wootton will describe and demo his prototype tools for OpenCL support and tools in Eclipse and PTP.
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*[http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/tools/ptp/docs/PTP_User_Call-20140423-opencl.pdf Slides ( PTP_User_Call-20140423-opencl.pdf)]
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* Readytalk webcast video recording: http://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=9v1zdb
  
''Step 2:'' Web Login: access [http://www.readytalk.com http://www.readytalk.com], and enter Access Code 2444696
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=== March 26, 2014 ===
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* Meeting cancelled
  
<br>Please note: Our conference software relys on Adobe Flash to display the web content.&nbsp; Please&nbsp;test your computer (at [http://test.readytalk.com) http://test.readytalk.com)]&nbsp;for&nbsp;compatibility prior to the meeting.&nbsp; Please also note that some distributions of linux (Fedora Core 12, for instance)&nbsp;may not have Flash enabled by default, if so, please follow these steps to enable Flash on your system:
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=== February 26, 2014 ===
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* Topic: PTP Script Editing and other non-PTP things you can do with Eclipse - for HPC developers
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** Including Eclipse plug-ins for editing bash, Python, perl, R, Matlab, and testing scripts on remote hosts
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* Nate Rabold and Dave Hudak from Ohio Supercomputer Center
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* Today's presentation slides:  [[Media:PTP_User_Call-20140226-scripting.pdf]]
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* Readytalk Webcast Video Recording of the call: http://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=7fa5de
  
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Flash#For_x86_64
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=== January 29, 2014 ===
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* Postponed from Jan 22
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The topic will be debugging with the PTP Parallel debugger.
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* Overview of debugger and  demo (Dave Wootton)
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* Port to MPICH coming with the Luna release (Dave Wootton)
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* How to create a TSC (Target System Configuration) and how Dave modified the perl scripts to support MPICH for debug
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* Other debugger Q&A
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Slides:
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* Today's presentation slides:  [[Media:PTP-user-debug-20140129.pdf]]
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Readytalk Recording of video and audio:
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* [http://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=7opwfv Recording]
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Other debugger reference info:
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* PTP Tutorial Debugger section only - of PTP tutorial [[Media:PTP-tutorial-kepler-debug.pdf]]
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* PTP help: [http://help.eclipse.org/kepler/index.jsp?topic=%2Forg.eclipse.ptp.doc.user%2Fhtml%2F06parDebugging.html&cp=41_11 Debugger]
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* [http://wiki.eclipse.org/Parallel_Tools_Platform_FAQ#Q:_How_do_I_create_my_own_Target_System_Configuration_for_the_scheduler_on_my_remote_system_.3F Creating a TSC] - from the PTP FAQ, includes a couple of other debugger-related FAQs.
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** To clone a TSC and make your own changes, do New>Import>Target system Configuration, pick one to copy and you can modify it.  Be sure to change the name tag so you can recognize your new TSC when you pick it in the run/debug configuration (Dave covers this in the demo)
  
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=== December 4, 2013 ===
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* Note: Call combines November and December meetings.  Topic: Syncing and building with multiple remote hosts, by John Eblen
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* Recording and other materials available:
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**[http://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=6y7wre Part 1: Intro and Dave Hudak, OSC]  - Eclipse Starter Kit at OSU for HPC
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**[http://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=35hkjm Part 2: John Eblen, Synchronized Projects with multiple remote target machines] - demo of setup and use
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** John's summary slide "Tips for Synchronized Projects with Multiple Hosts" contained these bullets:
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***[[Media:Ptp-user-2014-12-04-eblen-syncMultipleHosts.png |Tips for synchronized projects with multiple hosts - slide image ]]
  
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=== July 31, 2013 ===
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* Note: Call moved from July 25, 2013 due to XSEDE13.  Topic: Monitoring system customization by Carsten Karbach
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*[[Media:Carsten-Karbach-31july2013-Slides.pdf|Slides]]
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* Readytalk webcast video recording: [http://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=d50uzg Recording]
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=== June 26, 2013 ===
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*PTP Developers demonstrate PTP 7.0 features in the Eclipse Kepler Simultaneous release
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*[http://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=feefys Recording]
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*Agenda:
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:05 Introduction - Jay Alameda
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:20 Overview of Eclipse Kepler and PTP 7.0 - Beth Tibbitts
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          - Built-in Terminal view
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          - Sync projects now support generic projects
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          - Creating a synchronized project
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          - Build and running; build configurations; sync configurations
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          - Sysmon stand-alone system monitoring
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          - Pointer to N&N, Photran is mainly a maintenance release
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:10 Synchronized Projects - details
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            - File filtering - Roland Schulz
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            - Scanner Discovery - John Eblen
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:10 External Tools framework - Wyatt Spear
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          - Transitioning from old to new framework
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          - Simple performance analysis workflow
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:10 New Target System Configuration: IBM LSF  - Dave Wootton
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:05 Wrap-up - Jay and Beth
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        Upcoming PTP tutorial at XSEDE - San Diego July 22
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        PTP 7.0.1 available soon with some bug fixes
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=== May 22, 2013 ===
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*We have a guest speaker, Jay Billings of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, giving a talk on "Simulate This! -- The Eclipse Platform as an Integrated Computational Environment"
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*[http://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=2v94lc Recording]
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=== November 28, 2012  ===
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*We will discuss the Eclipse stand-alone system monitor "PTP SysMon"
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*[http://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=bzhh9c Recording]
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=== August 22, 2012  ===
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*We will discuss items to be discussed at upcoming PTP User face to face meeting Sept 18-20
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**http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/Conferences/Eclipse/
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** [[PTP/workshops/September_2012| Schedule and Presentations]]
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=== July 25, 2012  ===
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*Cancelled, we will resume August 22, 2012.
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=== &nbsp;June 27, 2012  ===
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*Jeff Overbey demonstrates PTP 6.0 features in the Eclipse Juno Simultaneous release
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*[http://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=1cnx4y Recording]
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=== May 23, 2012  ===
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*Cancelled, we will resume on June 27, 2012
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=== May 10, 2012  ===
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*Greg Watson (IBM) demonstrated the new target system configuration capabilities in PTP 6 -- i.e., PTP without resource managers
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*[http://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=y48bn Recording] - Content starts at approximately 4:15
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=== April 25, 2012  ===
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*Dave Hudak (OSC) will discuss '''Python support '''in Eclipse (PyDev) and use cases for PTP integration
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*[http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/tools/ptp/docs/python-eclipse-20120424r1.pdf Slides (PDF - 1.4 MB)]
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*[http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/tools/ptp/docs/videos/User-Call-20120425.zip Screencasts (Zipped MP4s - 16.3 MB)]
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=== April 4, 2012  ===
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NOTE: date change due to EclipseCon conflict.
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*Galen Arnold (NCSA) will demonstrate how to use '''valgrind''' with Eclipse Linux Tools and PTP.
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*[https://wiki.ncsa.illinois.edu/display/WHPC/stream+benchmark+with+valgrind+and+eclipse Step-by-step instructions] on the NCSA wiki
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*[http://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=3eyd9e Recording]
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=== February 22, 2012  ===
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*Galen Arnold (NCSA) will demonstrate how to use '''gprof and gcov''' on an MPI program with the Eclipse Linux Tools and PTP.
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*[https://wiki.ncsa.illinois.edu/display/WHPC/eclipse+shallow+mpi+project+with+gcov+and+gprof Step-by-step instructions] on the NCSA wiki
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*[http://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=1t1mc8 Recording]
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=== January 25, 2012  ===
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*Recap of '''SC11''', Eclipse PTP future developments
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=== Older Meetings  ===
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[[PTP/PTP User Meetings/2011|Meetings from 2011]]

Latest revision as of 14:14, 3 June 2014

To provide more opportunities for PTP Users (new and experienced) to ask questions of the PTP developers, find out about an interesting PTP "Topic of the Month" and find out what's coming in future PTP releases, we hold a monthly conference call on the 4th Wednesday of each month, 1:00 PM ET/12:00 PM CT. All users are invited to attend. Please suggest topics for our calls by posting to the ptp-user mailing list.

Dial-in Instructions

  • Step 1: Dial-In. U.S. & Canada: (866) 740-1260. Access Code: 2444696
    • Germany: Toll Free: 08006645316 Toll: 030700150735 (same access code as above)
  • Step 2: Web Login. Browse to http://www.readytalk.com, and enter Access Code 2444696.

Please note: Our conference software relies on Adobe Flash to display the web content.  Please test your computer (at http://test.readytalk.com) for compatibility prior to the meeting.  Please also note that some distributions of linux (Fedora Core 12, for instance) may not have Flash enabled by default, if so, please follow these steps to enable Flash on your system.

 Schedule

User calls are generally held on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 1:00 PM ET/12:00 PM CT.

June 25, 2014

Tentative plan: New features in PTP 8.0 and Eclipse Luna

May 28, 2014

  • Meeting cancelled

April 23, 2014

March 26, 2014

  • Meeting cancelled

February 26, 2014

  • Topic: PTP Script Editing and other non-PTP things you can do with Eclipse - for HPC developers
    • Including Eclipse plug-ins for editing bash, Python, perl, R, Matlab, and testing scripts on remote hosts
  • Nate Rabold and Dave Hudak from Ohio Supercomputer Center
  • Today's presentation slides: Media:PTP_User_Call-20140226-scripting.pdf
  • Readytalk Webcast Video Recording of the call: http://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=7fa5de

January 29, 2014

  • Postponed from Jan 22

The topic will be debugging with the PTP Parallel debugger.

  • Overview of debugger and demo (Dave Wootton)
  • Port to MPICH coming with the Luna release (Dave Wootton)
  • How to create a TSC (Target System Configuration) and how Dave modified the perl scripts to support MPICH for debug
  • Other debugger Q&A

Slides:

Readytalk Recording of video and audio:

Other debugger reference info:

  • PTP Tutorial Debugger section only - of PTP tutorial Media:PTP-tutorial-kepler-debug.pdf
  • PTP help: Debugger
  • Creating a TSC - from the PTP FAQ, includes a couple of other debugger-related FAQs.
    • To clone a TSC and make your own changes, do New>Import>Target system Configuration, pick one to copy and you can modify it. Be sure to change the name tag so you can recognize your new TSC when you pick it in the run/debug configuration (Dave covers this in the demo)

December 4, 2013

July 31, 2013

  • Note: Call moved from July 25, 2013 due to XSEDE13. Topic: Monitoring system customization by Carsten Karbach

June 26, 2013

  • PTP Developers demonstrate PTP 7.0 features in the Eclipse Kepler Simultaneous release
  • Recording
*Agenda:
:05 Introduction - Jay Alameda
:20 Overview of Eclipse Kepler and PTP 7.0 - Beth Tibbitts
          - Built-in Terminal view
          - Sync projects now support generic projects
          - Creating a synchronized project
          - Build and running; build configurations; sync configurations
          - Sysmon stand-alone system monitoring
          - Pointer to N&N, Photran is mainly a maintenance release
:10 Synchronized Projects - details
           - File filtering - Roland Schulz
           - Scanner Discovery - John Eblen
:10 External Tools framework - Wyatt Spear
          - Transitioning from old to new framework 
          - Simple performance analysis workflow
:10 New Target System Configuration: IBM LSF  - Dave Wootton
:05 Wrap-up - Jay and Beth
        Upcoming PTP tutorial at XSEDE - San Diego July 22
        PTP 7.0.1 available soon with some bug fixes

May 22, 2013

  • We have a guest speaker, Jay Billings of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, giving a talk on "Simulate This! -- The Eclipse Platform as an Integrated Computational Environment"
  • Recording

November 28, 2012

  • We will discuss the Eclipse stand-alone system monitor "PTP SysMon"
  • Recording

August 22, 2012

July 25, 2012

  • Cancelled, we will resume August 22, 2012.

 June 27, 2012

  • Jeff Overbey demonstrates PTP 6.0 features in the Eclipse Juno Simultaneous release
  • Recording

May 23, 2012

  • Cancelled, we will resume on June 27, 2012

May 10, 2012

  • Greg Watson (IBM) demonstrated the new target system configuration capabilities in PTP 6 -- i.e., PTP without resource managers
  • Recording - Content starts at approximately 4:15

April 25, 2012

April 4, 2012

NOTE: date change due to EclipseCon conflict.

February 22, 2012

  • Galen Arnold (NCSA) will demonstrate how to use gprof and gcov on an MPI program with the Eclipse Linux Tools and PTP.
  • Step-by-step instructions on the NCSA wiki
  • Recording

January 25, 2012

  • Recap of SC11, Eclipse PTP future developments

Older Meetings

Meetings from 2011

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