text: // -*- c++ -*-
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  inline MPI::Intercomm
  MPI::Intercomm::Dup() const
  {
    MPI_Comm newcomm;
    (void)MPI_Comm_dup(mpi_comm, &newcomm);
    return newcomm;
  }
  
  inline MPI::Intercomm&
  MPI::Intercomm::Clone() const
  {
    MPI_Comm newcomm;
    (void)MPI_Comm_dup(mpi_comm, &newcomm);
    MPI::Intercomm* dup = new MPI::Intercomm(newcomm);
    return *dup;
  }
  
  inline int
  MPI::Intercomm::Get_remote_size() const 
  {
    int size;
    (void)MPI_Comm_remote_size(mpi_comm, &size);
    return size;
  }
  
  inline MPI::Group
  MPI::Intercomm::Get_remote_group() const 
  {
    MPI_Group group;
    (void)MPI_Comm_remote_group(mpi_comm, &group);
    return group;
  }
  
  inline MPI::Intracomm
  MPI::Intercomm::Merge(bool high)
  {
    MPI_Comm newcomm;
    (void)MPI_Intercomm_merge(mpi_comm, (int)high, &newcomm);
    return newcomm;
  }
  
  
  //
  // Extended Collective Operations
  //
  
  inline MPI::Intercomm
  MPI::Intercomm::Create(const Group& group) const
  {
    MPI_Comm newcomm;
    (void) MPI_Comm_create(mpi_comm, (MPI_Group) group, &newcomm);
    return newcomm;
  }
  
  inline MPI::Intercomm
  MPI::Intercomm::Split(int color, int key) const
  {
    MPI_Comm newcomm;
    (void) MPI_Comm_split(mpi_comm, color, key, &newcomm);
    return newcomm;
  }
  