Berkeley UPC Documentation version 2021.12.0

Installing Berkeley UPC

System requirements for using Berkeley UPC can be found on our download page.
Installation and configuration instructions, and release notes are contained in the download files, or here:

INSTALL.TXT
README.crosscompile
ChangeLog files for Berkeley UPC and GASNet

Berkeley UPC Specific Documentation

Berkeley UPC User's Guide - using the compiler, Berkeley extensions, and known limitations
upcc man page
upcrun man page
upc_trace man page
upcdecl man page
Mixing C/C++/MPI/FORTRAN with UPC.
ssh-agent tutorial (for installations using a remote translator over ssh)
upcdecl online tool - convert UPC declarations to English and back

Language Documentation

UPC Language and Library Specifications, Version 1.3 - Complete UPC 1.3 specification
Also available in three parts, by section:
- UPC Language Specifications, Version 1.3 - The base language and core <upc.h> libraries
- UPC Required Library Specifications, Version 1.3 - Collectives and Wall-Clock Timer libraries
- UPC Optional Library Specifications, Version 1.3 - Atomics, Castability, Parallel I/O and Non-Blocking Transfer libraries
ISO-C 99 Standard (upon which UPC is based) - ISO/IEC 9899:1999
UPC Language Tutorials: Berkeley UPC Tutorials, UPC Community Tutorials
UPC Language Community website
Introduction to UPC and Language Specification William W. Carlson et al., LLNL, CCS-TR-99-157, May 13, 1999.

Design and Implementation Documentation

System design/implementation documentation is included in the release.

A number of publications and presentations resulting from the Berkeley UPC project are available on our website.