Eugen Leitl wrote: <snip /> > * Learn Darwin, in detail. Figure out the CLI way to do everything, > and do it. In fact, forget Mac OS X; just use Darwin. Learn the > system's error codes, figure out how to manipulate fat binaries > (and how to strip them to make skinny ones), be able to manipulate > users, debug the executing binaries, etc. Consider looking into > the Apple disk imaging widget so you can boot the nodes diskless.
That sounds a great deal like running a BSD or Linux cluster. I still don't know why OS X would be even considered for use on a cluster. The Apple kernel dev team has a central focus on graphical user experience rather than raw performance. What has that to do with HPC? -- Geoffrey D. Jacobs To have no errors would be life without meaning No struggle, no joy _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
