Ninf-G Version 2 Users' Manual

This manual explains how to use Ninf-G Version 2 (installation, setup and writing programs).

The reader is assumed to have knowledge and experience concerning the following.

• Some experience programming in C
• UNIX environment
• The make utility
• Globus Toolkit

• Organization

This manual comprises the following components.

1. Overview

This provides a brief overall description of GridRPC and Ninf-G. The terminology used in this manual is also explained here.

2. Installation manual

This explains how to install Ninf-G.

3. Writing and setting up server-side programs

   This explains how to write and set up programs that run on server machines.

4. Writing and setting up client-side programs

   This explains how to write and set up programs that run on client machines.

5. Examples

This presents examples of Ninf-G.

6. Ninf-G IDL specifications

This describes the syntax of the IDL processed by Ninf-G.

7. API reference

   This is the reference manual for the GridRPC API provided by Ninf-G.

   (Text is in the format of a UNIX on-line manual.)

8. Utility command reference

   This is the reference manual for the utility command provided by Ninf-G.

   (Text is in the format of a UNIX on-line manual.)

9. Java API reference

   This is the reference manual for the GridRPC Java API provided by Ninf-G.

   (To view this on your local site, you have to run javadoc)

10. Known problems

    This informs about the problems currently known in Ninf-G.

• The Ninf-G Tutorial documents and sample programs by which users can learn how to develop Ninf-G applications are included in doc/tutorial directory.

• Feedback on Ninf-G

  Should you encounter any problems using Ninf-G, please describe the problem to following mailing list.

  ninf-users@apgrid.org

• Feedback on this manual

The Ninf is striving to improve this manual. Please send your comments or advice about the manual to the following e-mail address.

ninf@apgrid.org