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The standard does not specify:  
 
 
 
- Explicit shared-memory operations  
     
- Operations that require more operating system support than is currently  
          standard; for example, interrupt-driven receives, remote execution,  
          or active messages  
     
- Program construction tools  
     
- Debugging facilities  
     
- Explicit support for threads   
     
- Support for task management  
     
- I/O functions  
 
There are many features that have been considered and  
not included in this standard. This happened for   
a number of reasons, one of which is the time constraint  
that was self-imposed in finishing the standard.  
Features that are not included can always be offered as extensions  
by specific  
implementations.  
Perhaps future versions of  MPI will address some of these issues.  
 



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