redhat man page for pvm_getopt

GETOPT(3PVM)							  PVM Version 3.4						      GETOPT(3PVM)

NAME
       pvm_getopt - Returns the value of libpvm options.

SYNOPSIS
       C    int val = pvm_getopt( int what )

       Fortran	 call pvmfgetopt( what, val )

PARAMETERS
       what    Integer defining option to get.	One of:
	       PvmRoute 	     1	  Message routing policy
	       PvmDebugMask	     2	  Libpvm debug mask
	       PvmAutoErr	     3	  Auto error reporting
	       PvmOutputTid	     4	  Stdout destination for children
	       PvmOutputCode	     5	  Output message tag for children
	       PvmTraceTid	     6	  Trace data destination for children
	       PvmTraceCode	     7	  Trace message tag for children
	       PvmTraceBuffer	     8	  Trace buffer size for children
	       PvmTraceOptions	     9	  Trace collection options for children
	       PvmFragSize	    10	  Message fragment size
	       PvmResvTids	    11	  Allow messages to reserved tags and TIDs
	       PvmSelfOutputTid     12	  Stdout destination
	       PvmSelfOutputCode    13	  Output message tag
	       PvmSelfTraceTid	    14	  Trace data destination
	       PvmSelfTraceCode     15	  Trace message tag
	       PvmSelfTraceBuffer   16	  Trace buffer size
	       PvmSelfTraceOptions  17	  Trace collection options
	       PvmShowTids	    18	  pvm_catchout prints task ids with output
	       PvmPollType	    19	  Message wait policy (shared memory)
	       PvmPollTime	    20	  Message spinwait duration
	       PvmOutputContext     21	  Output message context for children
	       PvmTraceContext	    22	  Trace message context for children
	       PvmSelfOutputContext 23	  Output message context
	       PvmSelfTraceContext  24	  Trace message context
	       PvmNoReset	    25	  Do not kill task on reset

       val     Integer returning the value of the option.

DESCRIPTION
       The routine pvm_getopt returns the value of the specified option in PVM.  For a discussion of options and values, see pvm_setopt.

       If an error occurs, the PVM error code is returned in place of the option value.

EXAMPLES
       C:
	    val = pvm_getopt( PvmFragSize );
       Fortran:
	    CALL PVMFGETOPT( PVMAUTOERR, VAL )

ERRORS
       This error condition can be returned

       PvmBadParam
	      giving an invalid value.

SEE ALSO
       pvm_setopt(3PVM)

								   4 April, 1994						      GETOPT(3PVM)