Introduction to ARCHER2 for software developers

Key Points

Welcome

  • We should all understand and follow the ARCHER2 Code of Conduct to ensure this course is conducted in the best teaching environment.

  • The course will be flexible to best meet the learning needs of the attendees.

  • Feedback is an essential part of our training to allow us to continue to improve and make sure the course is as useful as possible to attendees.
ARCHER2 development environment

  • The development environment is controlled through Lmod modules.

  • ARCHER2 supports the GCC and Cray compilers.

  • Compilers are accessed through the ftn, cc and CC wrapper commands.

  • The CSE service can help with software development issues.
Debugging on ARCHER2

  • Several debugging tools are available on ARCHER2.

  • The main debugging tool is gdb4hpc
Profiling on ARCHER2

  • The main profiling tool on ARCHER2 is CrayPat
Linaro Forge on ARCHER2

  • Linaro Forge provides powerful graphical tools for debugging and profiling.
Bootstrapping your use of ARCHER2

  • Understand the next steps for you in using ARCHER2.