Adding banner at program start to confirm things are working.

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ IF("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "Debug")
     set(APEX_BUILD_EXAMPLES TRUE)
   endif(NOT DEFINED APEX_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
   add_definitions(-DDEBUG)
-  #add_definitions(-DAPEX_DEBUG)
+  add_definitions(-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=3)
 endif()
 
 IF("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "RelWithDebInfo")
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ IF("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "RelWithDebInfo")
     set(APEX_BUILD_EXAMPLES TRUE)
   endif(NOT DEFINED APEX_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
   add_definitions(-DNDEBUG)
+  add_definitions(-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=2)
 endif()
 
 IF("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "Release")
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ IF("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "Release")
   if(NOT DEFINED APEX_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
     set(APEX_BUILD_EXAMPLES FALSE)
   endif(NOT DEFINED APEX_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
+  add_definitions(-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=1)
 endif()
 
 if(APEX_WITH_CUDA)

src/apex/apex.cpp

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ DEFINE_DESTRUCTOR(apex_finalize_static_void)
 #ifdef APEX_HAVE_TCMALLOC
 #include "tcmalloc_hooks.hpp"
 #endif
+#include "banner.hpp"
 
 #if APEX_DEBUG
 #define FUNCTION_ENTER printf("enter %lu *** %s:%d!\n", \
@@ -236,6 +237,13 @@ void apex::_initialize()
     tmp << "-" << GIT_BRANCH ;
 #endif
     tmp << std::endl << "Built on: " << __TIME__ << " " << __DATE__;
+#if CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE == 1
+    tmp << " (Release)";
+#elif CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE == 2
+    tmp << " (RelWithDebInfo)";
+#else
+    tmp << " (Debug)";
+#endif
     tmp << std::endl << "C++ Language Standard version : " << __cplusplus;
 #if defined(__clang__)
     /* Clang/LLVM. ---------------------------------------------- */
@@ -524,6 +532,10 @@ uint64_t init(const char * thread_name, uint64_t comm_rank,
     if (preload != nullptr) {
         unsetenv("LD_PRELOAD");
     }
+    if (comm_rank == 0) {
+        std::cout << banner << std::endl;
+        std::cout << version() << std::endl;
+    }
     FUNCTION_EXIT
     return APEX_NOERROR;
 }

src/apex/banner.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/* From https://patorjk.com/software/taag/ */
+
+const char * banner_fire = R"(          (            )
+   (      )\ )      ( /(
+   )\    (()/( (    )\())
+((((_)(   /(_)))\  ((_)\
+ )\ _ )\ (_)) ((_) __((_)
+ (_)_\(_)| _ \| __|\ \/ /
+  / _ \  |  _/| _|  >  <
+ /_/ \_\ |_|  |___|/_/\_\
+)";
+
+const char * banner_doom = R"(  ___  ______ _______   __
+ / _ \ | ___ \  ___\ \ / /
+/ /_\ \| |_/ / |__  \ V /
+|  _  ||  __/|  __| /   \
+| | | || |   | |___/ /^\ \
+\_| |_/\_|   \____/\/   \/
+)";
+
+const char * banner_bloody = R"( ▄▄▄       ██▓███  ▓█████ ▒██   ██▒
+▒████▄    ▓██░  ██▒▓█   ▀ ▒▒ █ █ ▒░
+▒██  ▀█▄  ▓██░ ██▓▒▒███   ░░  █   ░
+░██▄▄▄▄██ ▒██▄█▓▒ ▒▒▓█  ▄  ░ █ █ ▒
+ ▓█   ▓██▒▒██▒ ░  ░░▒████▒▒██▒ ▒██▒
+ ▒▒   ▓▒█░▒▓▒░ ░  ░░░ ▒░ ░▒▒ ░ ░▓ ░
+  ▒   ▒▒ ░░▒ ░      ░ ░  ░░░   ░▒ ░
+  ░   ▒   ░░          ░    ░    ░
+      ░  ░            ░  ░ ░    ░
+)";
+
+#if CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE == 1
+#define banner banner_fire
+#elif CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE == 2
+#define banner banner_doom
+#else // == 3
+#define banner banner_bloody
+#endif