https://sourceforge.net/p/parallel-octave/wiki/2023-10-09T21:43:12.066000ZRecent changes to wiki2023-10-09T21:43:12.066000Z2023-10-09T21:43:12.066000ZENGITEXhttps://sourceforge.net/u/engitex/https://sourceforge.net4d480086f70678ca76312c4a8c091d057e1a123f

<div class="markdown_content"><pre>--- v4 +++ v5 @@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ - Windows PowerShell 5.1 or later. - GNU Octave installed (has not been tested with Matlab!) -- Maximum number of parstart calls in a single Octave session should be less than 65536. +- Maximum number of `parstart` calls in a single Octave session should be less than 65536. </pre> </div>

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<div class="markdown_content"><pre>--- v4 +++ v5 @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ ### API reference `pid = parstart(funcname_str, argin1, ..., arginn)` -`pid` (int64) - the process ID code +`pid` (int64) - the process ID code (-1 if the process could not be started) `funcname_str` (string) - function name to be called `argin1 ... arginn` (any type) - input arguments to the function </pre> </div>

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<div class="markdown_content"><pre>--- v3 +++ v4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -### API reference### +### API reference `pid = parstart(funcname_str, argin1, ..., arginn)` `pid` (int64) - the process ID code </pre> </div>

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<div class="markdown_content"><pre>--- v2 +++ v3 @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +### API reference### + `pid = parstart(funcname_str, argin1, ..., arginn)` `pid` (int64) - the process ID code `funcname_str` (string) - function name to be called </pre> </div>

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<div class="markdown_content"><pre>--- v3 +++ v4 @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +### System requirements + - Windows PowerShell 5.1 or later. - GNU Octave installed (has not been tested with Matlab!) - Maximum number of parstart calls in a single Octave session should be less than 65536. </pre> </div>

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<div class="markdown_content"><pre>--- v2 +++ v3 @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ - Windows PowerShell 5.1 or later. - GNU Octave installed (has not been tested with Matlab!) -- Maximum number of parstart call in a single Octave session should be less than 65536. +- Maximum number of parstart calls in a single Octave session should be less than 65536. </pre> </div>

2023-10-09T08:47:04.708000Z2023-10-09T08:47:04.708000ZENGITEXhttps://sourceforge.net/u/engitex/https://sourceforge.netfe7882f8df45aa7e57fdfa67a4ac53a489d30f48

<div class="markdown_content"><pre>--- v5 +++ v6 @@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ (b) `myfunc` has not completed (an error has occured) This is why it is recommended to add an exit code as an output parameter if `myfunc` is "void". +As a side note, Windows OS supports many CPUs and will distribute the load from several `parstart` calls in more or less optimal way. + See also: [API reference] [System requirements] </pre> </div>

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<div class="markdown_content"><pre>--- v1 +++ v2 @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +- Windows PowerShell 5.1 or later. +- GNU Octave installed (has not been tested with Matlab!) +- Maximum number of parstart call in a single Octave session should be less than 65536. </pre> </div>

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<div class="markdown_content"><pre>--- v1 +++ v2 @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +`pid = parstart(funcname_str, argin1, ..., arginn)` +`pid` (int64) - the process ID code +`funcname_str` (string) - function name to be called +`argin1 ... arginn` (any type) - input arguments to the function + +`still_running_flag = running(pid)` +`still_running_flag` (bool) +`pid` (int64) - the process ID returned from `parstart` + +`d = get_data(pid)` +`d` (struct or []) - output parameters from the function +`pid` (int64) - the process ID returned from `parstart` </pre> </div>

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<div class="markdown_content"><pre>--- v4 +++ v5 @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ But the call to `pararrayfun` itself is still synchronous. This library is supposed to be used in a similar way as asynchronous calls are used in Python and C#: -`pid = parstart("myfunc", arg_in1, arg_in2, ...)` +`pid = parstart("myfunc", argin1, argin2, ...)` This call returns quickly and the user can do other jobs. The current status of the `mufunc` call can be checked by `running(pid)` When the function has completed, `running(pid) == 0` </pre> </div>