From knarf@cct.lsu.edu Wed Nov 19 10:17:48 2014 From: knarf@cct.lsu.edu To: commits@lists.einsteintoolkit.org Subject: [Commits] [svn:einsteintoolkit] www/about/releases/ (Rev. 1447) Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 16:17:48 +0000 Message-ID: <20141119161748.B82A42C5FAD@mail.einsteintoolkit.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0918712875208321067==" --===============0918712875208321067== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User: knarf Date: 2014/11/19 10:17 AM Modified: /about/releases/ ET_2014_11_announcement.php Log: work on announcement File Changes: Directory: /about/releases/ =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D File [modified]: ET_2014_11_announcement.php Delta lines: +55 -46 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D --- about/releases/ET_2014_11_announcement.php 2014-11-17 17:28:13 UTC (rev 1= 446) +++ about/releases/ET_2014_11_announcement.php 2014-11-19 16:17:48 UTC (rev 1= 447) @@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ include_once($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/global/header.php');?> =20

We are pleased to announce the tenth release (code name -"XXX") of the +"Herschel (Caroli= ne)") of the Einstein Toolkit, an open, community developed software infrastructure for -relativistic astrophysics. This release includes XXX. In addition, bug fixes= accumulated since the -previous release in May 2014 have been included.

+relativistic astrophysics. This release includes various improvements in the= handling of +external libraries (and with that, installations), and extensions of basis t= horns (most notably +HydroBase). In addition, bug fixes accumulated since the +previous release in May 2014 have been included, and most of the source code= repositories +moved from svn (hosted by the ET directly) to git (hosted by BitBucket).

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The Einstein Toolkit is a collection of software components and tools for simulating and analyzing general relativistic astrophysical systems that bui= lds @@ -52,13 +55,13 @@

Repositories
- Many repositories converted from Subversion to Git
- Many repositories converted from Subversion to Git, including some re= organization of thorns within arrangements.
Removed components +
Deprecated components (still present)
- ADMConstraints (use ML_ADMConstraints instead)
- Boost
- ADMCoupling
- ADMMacros
New components: @@ -66,30 +69,38 @@
CUDA and OpenCL examples
PAPI
OpenBLAS
MemSpeed
+
NaNCatcher

Moved components:

Almost all thorns except ExternalLibraries moved to Bitbucket
GRHydro and GRHydro_InitData into EinsteinEvolve
All Carpet thorns moved to Carpet arrangement
All Carpet thorns moved to Carpet arrangement (now on BitBucket)

Simfactory

updates to many machines
Source repository moved to BitBucket +
Updates to many machines

HDF5

enable fortran interface by default, disable C++ interface by -default. (TODO: check this is right)
Enable fortran interface by default, disable C++ interface by +default.

MPI

Rewrite MPI thorn configuration script to attempt to determine - paths automatically using mpicxx. (TODO: add more details about what - people might need to change in their optionlists)

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Plan to change output filename format from implementation::groupname to implementation__groupname. Introduced new parameter IOUtil::out_group_separator which currently defaults to '::' to - maintain compatibility. The next release will change this to '-' for - compatibility with Windows filesystems, to which current Cactus simulati= ons cannot even be copied.

+ maintain compatibility. The next release will change this to '__' for + compatibility with Windows filesystems. =20 @@ -112,7 +123,7 @@ =20

How to upgrade from Wheeler (ET_2014_05)

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To upgrade from the previous release, use GetComponents with the new thor= nlist to check out the new version.

To upgrade from the previous release, use GetComponents with the new thor= nlist to check out the new version. Switching to the new branch is not possib= le for most repositories due to the repository move.

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See the Download pag= e on the Einstein Toolkit website for download instructions.

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Supported (tested) machines include:

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Default Debian, Suse, Fedora and MacOS installations
Bethe
Bluewaters *
Carver
Datura
Gordon
Hopper
Hydra
Loewe
Supermike II *
Nvidia *
Orca *
Philip
Queenbee 2
Shelob
Stampede (CPU) *
Trestles
Zwicky

A * means that a small number of tests still fail on that machine. All te= sts pass on the other machines.

A * means that a small number of tests fail on that machine. Almost all t= ests pass on the other machines.

LoneStar and Stampede: defs.local.ini needs to have sourcebasedir =3D = $WORK and basedir =3D $SCRATCH/simulations configured for this machine. You = need to determine $WORK and $SCRATCH by logging in to the machine.
Stampede: defs.local.ini needs to have sourcebasedir =3D $WORK and bas= edir =3D $SCRATCH/simulations configured for this machine. You need to deter= mine $WORK and $SCRATCH by logging in to the machine.

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All repositories participating in this release carry a branch ET_2014_11 marking this release. These release branches will be updated if severe errors are found.

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The "XXX" Release Team on behalf of the Einstein Toolkit Consortium (2014= -11-XX)

The "Herschel" Release Team on behalf of the Einstein Toolkit Consortium = (2014-11-19)

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- - - - - - +   Peter Diener
+   Roland Haas
+   Ian Hinder
+   Frank L=C3=83=C2=B6ffler
+   Bruno C. Mundim
+   Erik Schnetter

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Nov XX, 2014

Nov 19, 2014

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