Charm++ parallel programming system

[Phil Miller <mille121 AT illinois.edu>]

Is there a utility class along the lines of a smart pointer msg_ptr<T> that behaves like T* for Charm++ message types, but implements pup using CkPupMessage()? I found CkMarshalledMessage in charm++.h, but it seems way clunkier to work with. Very specifically, it cannot be used as a container element, because it explicitly does not define operator=.

if there isn't one, I guess I'll go implement it, but I'd like to hear if I can avoid that.

Thanks,

Phil