Introduction_Chapt.tex

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\chapter*{Introduction}
\label{chap:introduction}
This collection of programming examples supplements the OpenMP API for Shared
Memory Parallelization specifications, and is not part of the formal specifications. It
assumes familiarity with the OpenMP specifications, and shares the typographical
conventions used in that document.

\notestart
\noteheader – This first release of the OpenMP Examples reflects the OpenMP Version 4.0
specifications. Additional examples are being developed and will be published in future
releases of this document.
\noteend

The OpenMP API specification provides a model for parallel programming that is
portable across shared memory architectures from different vendors. Compilers from
numerous vendors support the OpenMP API.

The directives, library routines, and environment variables demonstrated in this
document allow users to create and manage parallel programs while permitting
portability. The directives extend the C, C++ and Fortran base languages with single
program multiple data (SPMD) constructs, tasking constructs, device constructs,
worksharing constructs, and synchronization constructs, and they provide support for
sharing and privatizing data. The functionality to control the runtime environment is
provided by library routines and environment variables. Compilers that support the
OpenMP API often include a command line option to the compiler that activates and
allows interpretation of all OpenMP directives.

The latest source codes for OpenMP Examples can be downloaded from the \code{sources}
directory at
\href{https://github.com/OpenMP/Examples}{https://github.com/OpenMP/Examples}.
The codes for this OpenMP \VER{} Examples document have the tag \plc{v\VER}.

%\href{https://github.com/OpenMP/Examples/tree/master/sources}{https://github.com/OpenMP/Examples/sources}.

Complete information about the OpenMP API and a list of the compilers that support
the OpenMP API can be found at the OpenMP.org web site

\code{http://www.openmp.org}


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