4.9.4. Run-time system support
The following are command line options for various runtime systems that
can be used with configure:
- --enable-mpirun-prefix-by-default: This option forces the- mpiruncommand to always behave as if- --prefix $prefixwas present on the command line (where- $prefixis the value given to the- --prefixoption to configure). This prevents most- rsh/- ssh-based users from needing to modify their shell startup files to set the- PATHand/or- LD_LIBRARY_PATHfor Open MPI on remote nodes. Note, however, that such users may still desire to set- PATH— perhaps even in their shell startup files — so that executables such as- mpiccand- mpiruncan be found without needing to type long path names.
- --with-alps: Force the building of for the Cray Alps run-time environment. If Alps support cannot be found, configure will abort.
- --with-lsf=DIR: Specify the directory where the LSF libraries and header files are located. This option is generally only necessary if the LSF headers and libraries are not in default compiler/linker search paths.- LSF is a resource manager system, frequently used as a batch scheduler in HPC systems. 
- --with-lsf-libdir=DIR: Look in directory for the LSF libraries. By default, Open MPI will look in- DIR/liband- DIR/lib64, which covers most cases. This option is only needed for special configurations.
- --with-slurm: Force the building of Slurm scheduler support.
- --with-sge: Specify to build support for the Oracle Grid Engine (OGE) resource manager and/or the Open Grid Engine. OGE support is disabled by default; this option must be specified to build OMPI’s OGE support.- The Oracle Grid Engine (OGE) and open Grid Engine packages are resource manager systems, frequently used as a batch scheduler in HPC systems. It used to be called the “Sun Grid Engine”, which is why the option is still named - --with-sge.
- --with-tm=DIR: Specify the directory where the TM libraries and header files are located. This option is generally only necessary if the TM headers and libraries are not in default compiler/linker search paths.- TM is the support library for the Torque and PBS Pro resource manager systems, both of which are frequently used as a batch scheduler in HPC systems.