The command line arguments to the program were not specified in the handout. The command line arguments should be:

life < input file> <# of generations> < x limit> < y limit>

The number of processes is specified as part of the mpirun command.

Sample output files are available

  • life.data.1.100.100.100 is the output of the file life.data.1 runs for 100 generations on a 100x100 board
  • life.data.2.100.100.100 is the output of the file life.data.2 runs for 100 generations on a 100x100 board