[ET Trac] [Einstein Toolkit] #1997: Backport several simfactory commits to ET_2016_11

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#1997: Backport several simfactory commits to ET_2016_11
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  Reporter:  hinder  |       Owner:                     
      Type:  defect  |      Status:  review             
  Priority:  major   |   Milestone:                     
 Component:  Other   |     Version:  development version
Resolution:          |    Keywords:  backport           
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Comment (by rhaas):

 In case this helps any: I would also root to have those pacthes in the
 release branch.

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