[Users] Meeting minutes

[Roland Haas]

Meeting minutes:

Present were: Tanja, Roland, Frank, Erik, Bruno, Josh, Gabrielle, Ian, 
Christian, Yosef

* simfactory:
** the python based version of simfactory is ready for testing
** python based version will offer support for archiving, profiling and 
debugging beyond what is currently available in the perl version.
** Gabe suggested adding data management functionality
** a desire to make using simfactory easier was voiced, but no agreement 
on how to achieve this was reached

* reports on changes to WeylScal4 and the JPEG thorn(s)

* Erik and Gabe recapped the current status of the test accounts:
** they are full accounts on QueenBee sponsored by Erik
** their SUs come out of the Cactus allocation
** currently the tutorial is geared towards them and using QueenBee
** we would like a list of the test accounts (maybe showing which ones 
are active and which ones are dormant)
** wanted to follow up to see if there are users who never run a job but 
only compile the code

* it was suggested to use the Mercurial version of Carpet in the ET, 
however Erik says it is not yet stable and still contains serious bugs
** we need verification tests
** in particular for prolongation, restriction under realistic circumstances

* new thorns:
** Ian made his SystemStatistics thorn public (in AEITHorns)
** WaveToy will be included in the ET (RH: which version? The standalone 
ones or the MoL based one? There are a number of testsuites that use the 
later one.)
** TestPar a thorn to test parameter file parsing will be included
** EOS_Omni will be included in the source but stay deactivated.

* XiRel/CIGR anual report
** AMR: we are working on this, mostly on refluxing (Erik and Christian)
** MHD nearly there, working version for shocktubes, will start testing 
within a week, also test divB=0 constraint. currently work is 
concentrated on Con2Prim routines. (Josh and Scott, see wiki of the 
Carpet workshop: http://ccrg.rit.edu/~carpet/wiki/Main_Page)
** there has been no progress yet for higher order numerical methods
** there has been no progress yet including radiation or mircophysics 
into the code

* Yosef will give a technical talk about the numerical challenges when 
simulating extreme mass ratio inspirals (today)


Yours,
Roland

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