Swift/T Quick Start
Swift/T is an implicitly parallel programming language for composing external functions and command-line executables into massively parallel applications. The external functions may be calls to external programs, libraries, or scripting languages (via embedded interpreters) Thus, it is a workflow language for extreme-scale computing, capable of executing very large numbers (trillions) of tasks at high rates across the largest supercomputers.
Swift/T runs as an MPI program, and is compatible with Cray and Blue Gene supercomputers, as well as PBS or SLURM clusters, and can also run on a laptop (Linux or Mac).
Swift/T may be installed following one of these methods:
-
Debian (Ubuntu) packages (recommended)
-
A configure/make source build (recommended for exotic systems)
-
A script (build-all.sh) that automates the configure/make process (recommended)
Links
-
The Swift/T Guide: manual for the language and runtime
-
The Sites Guide: guidance for building and running Swift/T on various systems
-
The Developers' Guide: guidance for developers who wish to extend or modify Swift/T