# PTP Parallel Language Development Tools

Release 7.0

The Parallel Language Development Tools (PLDT) is part of the Parallel Tools Platform (PTP), and provides various features to assist in the development of parallel programs for a variety of languages and libraries.

## Help Topics

PLDT Overview, pre-requisites, etc.

Basic instructions on installing Eclipse, CDT, PTP, and PLDT from the Eclipse PTP web site.

The following instructions describe setup and run information.

### MPI

- Setup for building and running PTP MPI Tools
- Running PTP MPI Tools
- MPI Barrier Analysis
- MPI Templates

### OpenMP

- Setup for building and running PTP OpenMP Tools
- Running PTP OpenMP Tools
- Additional OpenMP Tools

### UPC

- Setting up and Running UPC Tools
- UPC new project wizards and toolchains

### OpenACC

- Running PTP OpenACC Tools

### OpenSHMEM

- Running PTP OpenSHMEM Tools

### Makefile vs. Managed Build projects

- Setting up Makefile projects

### Tracing in PLDT

Tracing is enabled for some parts of PLDT. See tracing instructions for how to turn this on.

New and Noteworthy - what's new in this release of PLDT.