[Users] Meeting minutes for 2023-04-06

[Bing-Jyun Tsao]

Participants: Leo, Johnny, Roland, Peter, Keith, Zach, Samuel, Steve

   - ET_2023_05
      - Elliptica reader (and solver timeline) Ticket #2619
      <https://bitbucket.org/einsteintoolkit/tickets/issues/2619/include-ellipitca-reader-in-einstein>
--
      gave (final) final deadline for tests: 4/12; thorns are already
in manifest
      to stay on track, but may be removed depending on final status
         - [LW] Extend deadline by 1 week, generate thorn again with
         Kranc/NRPy by Friday
         - test will require same random generator of particles on
         different machines
      - Need testers for gallery examples: BNS: Roland, BBH: Steve
      - [SB] SuperMike-III (LSU) add to list of machines that works,
      Deep-Bayou tested
      - Name for the release: [SB] suggest “Schwarzschild”
      - [RH] Now changing current CI to add Elliptica
      - CarpetX
      <https://docs.einsteintoolkit.org/et-docs/CarpetX_Transition> code
      review -- Erik is champion for CarpetX; Steve would be the coordinator
      (keep track of who reviewed what) for the review
   - ET uptime monitor, original uptime free service shutting down, set up
   in github: [1] <https://einsteintoolkit.github.io/uptime/> [RH]
   - mailing list:
      - [2]
      <http://lists.einsteintoolkit.org/pipermail/users/2023-April/008903.html>
      “Thorn setup taking too much time in cluster”, Steve suggested that the
      simulation wasn’t purged, but will need to go over parameter file to find
      why this happens
   - open tickets
      - [LW] close two tickets #2300
      <https://bitbucket.org/einsteintoolkit/tickets/issues/2300/update-add-piecewise-polytrope-eos-support>
      #2690
      <https://bitbucket.org/einsteintoolkit/tickets/issues/2690/include-new-illinoisgrmhd-with-tabulated>
      (include piecewise polytrope and tabulated EOS), IllinoisGRMHD
will not be
      touched for next release, will just add implementation to GRAIL instead,
      [ZE] new thorn GRAIL_ET
         - [RH] [ZE] manage old thorns that people use, especially now
         CarpetX will be included [SB] instead of download the whole
toolkit, record
         which thorns users download and warn that old thorns are no longer
         maintained [RH] popularity contest
         <https://bitbucket.org/einsteintoolkit/tickets/issues/2065/add-a-debian-style-popularity-contest-to>
         - [SB] suggestion: give a name to Cactus in ETK, “CactusET”
      - #1775
      <https://bitbucket.org/einsteintoolkit/tickets/issues/1775/add-boost-to-et>
      [RH] several thorns use Boost, huge to compile and require many
      dependencies [SB] only generate headers for boost and not compile the
      entire package, link to an external thorn
   - No meeting next week for APS, next meeting in two weeks (04/20):
      - Chair: Johnny, minute: Steve
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