C/C++ open source distributed software

Question

Hi,

I've seen many Erlang open source projects in distributed systems. Is there any C/C++ project for using as a base?

Thanks!

Answer 1

There are many -

• NFS implements a file system distributed across the network.
• distcc - a fast, free distributed C/C++ compiler. It distributes compilation across different machines.
• ASPSeek - Web Crawler and Search Engine written in C++.
• Chrome - a nice web browser that distributes work across multiple processes on the same machine.
• Desktop environments for Linux, for example KDE or Gnome, are very good examples of distributed applications.

And much more.

Answer 2

Have a look at Xoreax' Grid Engine. (Except for it being the foundation of their incredibly great IncrediBuild product, I haven't used it, though.)