[futurebasic] Re: [FB] 'for' loops always executed at least once

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From: Robert Purves <listrp@...>
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:37:59 +1300
maxclass@... wrote:
>> [3] OpenMP is coming to OS X soon (available in beta now). It is an  
>> extension to C that allows parallel threaded computation, as on  
>> supercomputers. OpenMP requires standard C 'for' loops, which it  
>> can speed up by a factor equal to the number of processor cores.  
>> Every FB programmer will want his FBtoC-built apps to be OpenMP- 
>> savvy, making use of the previously comatose 7 cores of a Mac Pro.
>
> Where can we find some reading info on "OpenMP"?

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenMP>

Robert P.