--- trunk/mdtools/interface_implementation/SimSetup.cpp	2002/11/05 22:04:42	163
+++ trunk/mdtools/interface_implementation/SimSetup.cpp	2002/11/05 22:04:46	164
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ SimSetup::SimSetup(){
 SimSetup::SimSetup(){
   stamps = new MakeStamps();
   globals = new Globals();
+  
+#ifdef IS_MPI
+  strcpy( checkPointMsg, "SimSetup creation successful" );
+  MPIcheckPoint();
+#endif IS_MPI
 }
 
 SimSetup::~SimSetup(){
@@ -24,16 +29,25 @@ void SimSetup::parseFile( char* fileName ){
 
 void SimSetup::parseFile( char* fileName ){
 
-  inFileName = fileName;
-  set_interface_stamps( stamps, globals );
 #ifdef IS_MPI
-  mpiEventInit();
-#endif
-  yacc_BASS( fileName );
+  if( worldRank == 0 ){
+#endif // is_mpi
+    
+    inFileName = fileName;
+    set_interface_stamps( stamps, globals );
+    
 #ifdef IS_MPI
-  throwMPIEvent(NULL);
+    mpiEventInit();
 #endif
 
+    yacc_BASS( fileName );
+
+#ifdef IS_MPI
+    throwMPIEvent(NULL);
+  }
+  else recieveParse();
+#endif
+
 }
 
 #ifdef IS_MPI
@@ -41,6 +55,7 @@ void SimSetup::receiveParse(void){
 
     set_interface_stamps( stamps, globals );
     mpiEventInit();
+    MPIcheckPoint();
     mpiEventLoop();
 
 }