X-Git-Url: http://info.iut-bm.univ-fcomte.fr/pub/gitweb/simgrid.git/blobdiff_plain/ab9642a5bc0ad4cc31993e6ee9754bf94f269dcb..8ef37a2e313de8c48edbd49a643d500dd76cebc1:/doc/index.doc diff --git a/doc/index.doc b/doc/index.doc index 9a2d9b8e85..95dd526e43 100644 --- a/doc/index.doc +++ b/doc/index.doc @@ -2,11 +2,21 @@
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+ SimGrid - Scalable simulation of distributed systems, ranging from grids to peer-to-peer systems + +\endhtmlonly +\htmlinclude .index.doc.toc +\htmlonly +
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-\htmlinclude .index.doc.toc SimGrid is a toolkit that provides core functionalities for the simulation of distributed applications in heterogeneous distributed environments. \htmlonly \endhtmlonly @@ -16,9 +26,9 @@ platforms ranging from simple network of workstations to Computational Grids. \htmlonly \endhtmlonly - - The official webpage is simgrid.gforge.inria.fr. - - The Frequently Asked Questions are here. - - The development webpage is gforge.inria.fr/projects/simgrid. + - The official webpage is simgrid.gforge.inria.fr. + - The Frequently Asked Questions are here. + - The development webpage is gforge.inria.fr/projects/simgrid. - The user mailing list is - The SimGrid software package can be downloaded from here.
@@ -60,11 +70,11 @@ your work. - If you want to study the behaviour of a MPI application using emulation technics, you should have a look at the \ref SMPI_API (Simulated MPI) programming environment. Unfortunately, this work is still underway. - Check the \ref SMPI_API section for more information. - + Check the \ref SMPI_API section for more information. + - If you want to develop a real distributed application, then you may find \ref GRAS_API (Grid Reality And Simulation) useful. This is an API - for the realization of distributed applications. + for the realization of distributed applications. \n\n Moreover, there is two implementations of this API: one on top of the SURF (allowing to develop and test your application within the comfort of @@ -80,8 +90,8 @@ your work. If your favorite programming environment/model is not there (BSP, components, OpenMP, etc.) is not represented in the SimGrid toolkit yet, you may -consider adding it. You should contact us first on the -SimGrid +consider adding it. You should contact us first on the +SimGrid developers mailing list, though. \subsection overview_kernel Simulation kernel layer @@ -110,15 +120,18 @@ XBT_dict, \ref XBT_heap, \ref XBT_set and \ref XBT_swag. See the \ref XBT_API section for more details. +\subsection lucas_layer Tracing simulation +Finally, a transversal module allows you to trace your simulation. More documentation in the section \ref TRACE_doc + \htmlonly \endhtmlonly
-The SimGrid software package can be downloaded from +The SimGrid software package can be downloaded from here.
If you are interested in the history of SimGrid and in current and planned development, you can find out more here. -Any question, remark or suggestion are welcome on the +Any question, remark or suggestion are welcome on the SimGrid users mailing list.