4.8.5. CLI Options for required support libraries — Open MPI 5.0.2 documentation

# 4.8.5. CLI Options for required support libraries

The following `configure` command line options are for Open MPI’s required support libraries

- `--with-hwloc[=VALUE]`:

- `--with-libevent[=VALUE]`:

- `--with-pmix[=VALUE]`:

- `--with-prrte[=VALUE]`: These four options specify where to find the headers and libraries for the Hwloc, Libevent, PMIx, and PRRTE libraries, respectively. The following `VALUE`s are permitted:

  - `external`: Use an external installation (rely on default compiler and linker paths to find it). `configure` will abort if it cannot find suitable header files and libraries.

  - `internal`: Use Open MPI’s internal/bundled copy.

  - No value specified: Try the `external` behavior. If that fails, fall back to `internal` behavior. This is the default behavior.

  - `DIR`: Specify the location of a specific installation to use. `configure` will abort if it cannot find suitable header files and libraries under `DIR`.

- `--with-hwloc-libdir=LIBDIR`:

- `--with-libevent-libdir=LIBDIR`:

- `--with-prrte-libdir=LIBDIR`:

- `--with-pmix-libdir=LIBDIR`: See the configure CLI options conventions for a description of these four options.

- `--with-valgrind[=DIR]`: Directory where the valgrind software is installed. If Open MPI finds Valgrind’s header files, it will include additional support for Valgrind’s memory-checking debugger.

  Valgrind support is disabled by default in Open MPI. Enabling Valgrind support will eliminate a lot of false positives when running Valgrind on MPI applications. There is a minor performance penalty for enabling this option.