From: David Skinner (dskinner_at_nersc.gov)
Date: 02/25/2002
Greetings SP Users, Here are some announcements regarding new software on seaborg * bash available as a login shell --------------------------------- Bash joins tcsh in being available as a regular login shell. For more information see http://hpcf.nersc.gov/software/os/shells/bash.html Users who load bash via modules at login are encouraged to make bash their login shell with chsh on sadmin. * IBM compiler upgrades ----------------------- IBM compiler upgrades will take place this week, likely on Thursday. After all offline testing is complete the new versions will be swapped in. No interruption or downtime is expected. A subsequent email notice will notify users when the upgrade is complete. * gcc/3.0.4 installed ----------------------- This version includes improved C++ and 64 bit support. * NAMD 2.4b1 installed ----------------------- This version, while still beta, shows significant parallel speedups over version 2.3. For more information see: http://hpcf.nersc.gov/software/apps/chemistry/namd/ and http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/namd/features.html * MASS 3.0 installed -------------------- IBM's optimized math library MASS version 3.0 is now available. For more information see: http://hpcf.nersc.gov/software/libs/math/MASS/ -David Skinner
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