[ET Trac] [Einstein Toolkit] #1651: Problems with expansions in parameter files

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#1651: Problems with expansions in parameter files
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  Reporter:  hinder  |       Owner:  sbrandt            
      Type:  defect  |      Status:  accepted           
  Priority:  major   |   Milestone:                     
 Component:  Cactus  |     Version:  development version
Resolution:          |    Keywords:                     
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Comment (by knarf):

 I agree with Ian concerning thorns (dislike the current enforced order),
 and are "ok" with the same for parameters (although there I could see how
 a more complex solution might be nice - but then you can always use
 something Cactus-external (rpar).

 The current enforcement for thorns effectively leads to a bunch of
 "unordered", ugly, long thorn activation lines at the beginning of par
 files. I would like to move them around, like Ian. I don't have a strong
 opinion about variables on the other hand, but I didn't really use them
 outside of "rpar"s. It would be confusing to have the "declaration"
 further "down" the file than it's usage, but it could also be useful. We
 could leave the decision to use or not use this feature simply to the
 user.

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