[ET Trac] [Einstein Toolkit] #358: FAQ entry

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#358: FAQ entry
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  Reporter:  knarf           |       Owner:     
      Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  new
  Priority:  minor           |   Milestone:     
 Component:  Cactus website  |     Version:     
Resolution:                  |    Keywords:     
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Comment (by eschnett):

 To my knowledge, we are not using any of the features of the 1.8 API, and
 we spent quite some effort ensuring we are compatible with both APIs in
 the past. I believe that any such problems with PUGH or Carpet should be
 treated as errors.

 On a side note: recommending that people modify system headers is a really
 bad idea, as this will influence many other parts of the system, e.g.
 potentially even Debian's autoupdate feature (if building from source). If
 you don't like the default settings of a system package, and the system
 package can't be changed in an official manner, then it is best to install
 HDF5 yourself, e.g. via ExternalThorns/HDF5.

 I also disagree strongly that specifying the 1.6 API is "really a bug in
 the package".

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