Development Environment Software
NOTE *Each link in the following software lists leads to row in software table below. Links in table lead to pages.
Compilers and Preprocessors
C/C++ and Fortran from Intel, PGI, GNU, IBM, and LLVM for LC's Linux clusters and CORAL systems. Multiple versions of most compilers are installed. See the Compilers Installed on LC Platforms page for details.
Debugging and Correctness
Ranging from simple, serial command line debuggers to full featured GUI-based debuggers for parallel codes.
Software*: DDT, FLiT, FPChecker, Intel Inspector, Memcheck (Valgrind), STAT, TotalView, Archer, ReMPI, NINJA
Memory
For detecting, profiling and debugging a range of memory related issues, such as memory leaks, corruption, errors, heap usage, etc. Several tools are available, which vary in functionality.
Software*: Intel Inspector, Memcheck (Valgrind), memP, TotalView
Profiling
Available profiling tools, varying in complexity and features, provide a wide range of profiling functionality, such as HPM for hardware counter data, Wall-clock time, Time based on PC-sampling (PCS), MPI data, OpenMP data, Pthread data, I/O data, Floating point exception (FPE) data, and more.
Software*: gprof, HPCToolkit, Intel Advisor, Intel Profile, Intel VTune Amplifier, memP, mpiP, PAPI, TAU
Tracing
When the specific order of events is of interest, tracing can provide a view of application events, including MPI communication, OpenMP parallel regions, application function calls, and HPM data. Several tools are available, most of which are part of a full featured performance analysis toolkit.
Software*: HPCToolkit, Intel Advisor, Intel VTune Amplifier, TAU, Vampir/VampireServer, Vampitrace, Intel Trace Analyzer and Collector
Performance Analysis
These tools typically provide more than simple profiling and tracing capabilities. They can include functionality such as multiple methods of data visualization, the calculation of derived metrics, integration of performance data with a database, network performance modeling, etc.
Software*: HPCToolkit, Intel VTune Amplifier, TAU, Vampir/VampireServer, Intel Trace Analyzer and Collector
Other
Several tools and APIs are available for the following purposes:
- Correctness - to help developers identify issues relating to the appropriate use of MPI or OpenMP.
- Tool Development Infrastructure - libraries that provide APIs to tool developers.
- Utilities - locally developed
Software*: Archer, Intel Static Security Analysis, MUST, NINJA, ReMPI
Table of Available Tools
The table below provides a quick summary of the primary Development Environment tools available on LC's production clusters. The linked tool names will take you to detailed information for each tool. Most tool software is packaged as Lmod modules and requires users to load an appropriate module before using the tool. Using modules is discussed under "Modules and Software Packaging".
Tool Name | Platforms | Location | List Available Module Packages | Brief Description / Notes |
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Archer | CORAL Linux |
/usr/tce/packages/clang |
"module avail clang" | OpenMP race detection. |
Linux |
/usr/tce/packages/allineaforge |
"module avail allineaforge" |
Full featured graphical, parallel debugger |
|
FLiT |
CORAL |
/collab/usr/global/tools/pruners/$SYS_TYPE/flit-2.1.0/ | "module avail flit" | Floating point variations. |
FPChecker |
CORAL |
/collab/usr/global/tools/fpchecker/$SYS_TYPE | n/a | Floating-point exception detection in GPUs |
CORAL |
/usr/bin/gprof |
n/a |
Standard unix/linux profiling utility. |
|
CORAL |
/collab/usr/global/tools/hpctoolkit/$SYS_TYPE |
"module avail hpctoolkit" |
Integrated suite of tools for parallel program performance analysis. |
|
Intel Advisor |
Linux |
/usr/tce/packages/advisor |
"module avail advisor" |
Performance analysis tool for threaded codes (no-MPI). |
Linux |
/usr/tce/packages/inspector |
"module avail inspector" |
Thread correctness tool with memory debugging features included. |
|
Linux |
Included with Intel compilers |
n/a |
Compiler based loop and function performance profiler. |
|
Linux |
Included with Intel compilers |
n/a |
Identifies coding errors that pose security risks. This has been deprecated. |
|
Intel Trace Analyzer and Collector | Linux |
/usr/tce/packages/itac |
"module avail itac" |
Understand MPI application behavior and quickly find bottlenecks. |
Linux |
/usr/tce/packages/vtune |
"module avail vtune" |
Full featured parallel performance analysis tool. |
|
Memcheck (Valgrind) |
Linux |
/usr/tce/packages/memcheckview |
"module avail memcheckview" |
Memory errors debugging tool. |
Linux |
/collab/usr/global/tools/memP/$SYS_TYPE |
"use memp" |
Lightweight memory profiling tool. |
|
Linux |
/collab/usr/global/tools/mpiP/$SYS_TYPE |
n/a |
Lightweight MPI profiling tool. |
|
Linux CORAL |
/usr/tce/packages/must |
"module avail must" |
MPI runtime error detection tool. |
|
NINJA | Linux CORAL |
/collab/usr/global/tools/pruners/$SYS_TYPE | n/a | Noise injection for exposing MPI message races. |
Linux |
/usr/tce/packages/papi |
"module avail papi" |
A standardized and portable API for accessing performance counter hardware. |
|
ReMPI | Linux CORAL |
/collab/usr/global/tools/pruners/$SYS_TYPE | n/a | MPI record and replay |
Spack |
Linux |
download your own by running: |
n/a | Software packaging/deployment |
Linux |
/usr/tce/packages/stat (Linux) |
"module avail stat" |
Lightweight stack trace based parallel debugger. |
|
Linux |
/usr/global/tools/tau |
"module avail tau" |
Full featured parallel program performance analyses toolkit. |
|
Linux |
/usr/tce/packages/totalview (Linux) |
"module avail totalview" |
Full featured graphical, parallel debugger. |
|
Linux |
/usr/tce/packages/vampir (Linux) |
"module avail vampir" |
Full featured trace visualizer for parallel program OTF trace files. |
|
Linux |
/collab/usr/global/tools/vampirtrace/$SYS_TYPE |
"module avail vampir" |
Library for generating trace files for parallel programs. |