[DynInst_API:] Release of MRNET 3.1

[Barton Miller <bart@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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*        Release 3.1 of the MRNet Multicast/Reduction Network       *
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The new 3.1 release of MRNet is now available. This release of MRNet 
includes a source distribution for Unix/Linux and associated manuals.

Improvements made to MRNet since version 3.0.1 have been incorporated into
version 3.1.

MRNet is a customizable, high-performance software infrastructure for
building scalable tools and applications.  It supports efficient 
multicast and data aggregation functionality using a tree of processes 
between the tool's front-end and back-ends.  MRNet-based tools may use 
these internal processes to distribute many important tool activities, 
for example to reduce data analysis time and keep tool front-end loads 
manageable.

More information about MRNet, including downloads for binary and
source, can be found at: 
    http://www.paradyn.org/mrnet

Technical papers about MRNet can be found in the 'Middleware' section at:
    http://www.paradyn.org/html/publications-by-category.html

The new features and fixes include:

 * New support for loading many filters from same library at once
 * New lightweight MRNet back-end support for non-blocking receives
 * New CrayXT support for staging files using ALPS tool helper
 * Improved build structure that permits configuration for multiple platforms
   from a single source distribution 

MRNet is designed to be a highly-portable system. The source code has
been compiled using both GNU GCC and native platform compilers. We 
have successfully tested MRNet components on the following platforms:
 - Linux        : x86, x86_64, ia64, powerpc64, Cray XT
 - Solaris 8, 9 : sparc32 
 - AIX 5.2, 5.3 : powerpc32
 - Windows      : x86

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