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The Mantis Parallel Debugger

version

1.0

abstract

Mantis is a graphical debugger for the Split-C language. Split-C is a
parallel extension of C which retains the straightforward translation from
source code to executable code necessary for high performance
programming of parallel machines. Mantis supports the bulk synchronous
and individual node viewpoints which together dominate the design of
Split-C programs. Execution can be managed for all nodes as a group or
for each node individually. Finally, state and invariants can be checked
with a variety of methods, each capable of understanding the abstractions
which define Split-C. The graphical interface is simple enough for new
users to understand with minimal effort yet powerful enough to allow
experienced users to work effectively.

description

http://http.cs.berkeley.edu/public/parallel/castle/mantis/

reference

http://http.cs.berkeley.edu/public/parallel/castle/mantis/mantis.tr.html

keywords

parallel debugging

environment

Mantis currently runs on the Thinking Machines Corp. CM-5 and is built
using a Tcl/Tk graphical user interface linked to a modified version of the
Free Software Foundation's GDB debugger.

application

graphical debugging for the Split-C language.