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Where can I find some C++ info?
There are many internet resources. Try the compiler vendors first. Otherwise try:
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What recourse do I have if my old 32bit codes can't run on the cluster?
Contact us for access to a legacy 32bit linux node(iridium.uit.tufts.edu) with gcc compilers.
I am building software in filesystem /cluster/shared and after I unzip or untar the files, they all get erased the next day. What is wrong?
Files older than 56 days are deleted according to the file cleaning policy. Your downloaded files may have been created some time ago. The downloaded files will have the original time-date stamp. To change all the dates, change to the data directory and do:
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