#1255: change default of IOUtil::out_dir from "." to "$parfile" --------------------------+------------------------------------------------- Reporter: knarf | Owner: Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: minor | Milestone: Component: Cactus | Version: development version Resolution: | Keywords: --------------------------+------------------------------------------------- Description changed by knarf:

Old description:

Currently the default output directory for Cactus output is ".", something that is hardly every used by anybody. We should strive to have parameter defaults that work in most circumstances and that are used by most people. "." is save, but not at all the most wanted choice. "$parfile" is another sensible choice, should be as save as "." and is used by more (>0) users than their default. Thus, I propose to test to change the default. Before getting into this (unknown) amount of work, let me use this ticket to ask for objections first.

New description:

Currently the default output directory for Cactus output is ".", something that is hardly ever used by anybody. We should strive to have parameter defaults that work in most circumstances and that are used by most people. "." is save, but not at all the most wanted choice. "$parfile" is another sensible choice, should be as save as "." and is used by more (>0) users than their default. Thus, I propose to test to change the default. Before getting into this (unknown) amount of work, let me use this ticket to ask for objections first.

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#1255: change default of IOUtil::out_dir from "." to "$parfile" --------------------------+------------------------------------------------- Reporter: knarf | Owner: Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: minor | Milestone: Component: Cactus | Version: development version Resolution: | Keywords: --------------------------+------------------------------------------------- Description changed by eschnett:

Old description:

Currently the default output directory for Cactus output is ".", something that is hardly ever used by anybody. We should strive to have parameter defaults that work in most circumstances and that are used by most people. "." is save, but not at all the most wanted choice. "$parfile" is another sensible choice, should be as save as "." and is used by more users (>0) as their default. Thus, I propose to test to change the default. Before getting into this (unknown) amount of work, let me use this ticket to ask for objections first.

New description:

Currently the default output directory for Cactus output is ".", something that is hardly ever used by anybody. We should strive to have parameter defaults that work in most circumstances and that are used by most people. "." is safe, but not at all the most wanted choice. "$parfile" is another sensible choice, should be as safe as "." and is used by more users (>0) as their default. Thus, I propose to test to change the default. Before getting into this (unknown) amount of work, let me use this ticket to ask for objections first.

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#1255: change default of IOUtil::out_dir from "." to "$parfile" --------------------------+------------------------------------------------- Reporter: knarf | Owner: Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: minor | Milestone: Component: Cactus | Version: development version Resolution: | Keywords: --------------------------+-------------------------------------------------

Comment (by knarf):

done (users@cactuscode.org)

#1255: change default of IOUtil::out_dir from "." to "$parfile" --------------------------+------------------------------------------------- Reporter: knarf | Owner: Type: enhancement | Status: review Priority: minor | Milestone: ET_2013_05 Component: Cactus | Version: development version Resolution: | Keywords: --------------------------+------------------------------------------------- Changes (by knarf):

* status: new => review * milestone: => ET_2013_05

Comment:

Setting to review until ET testsuites are done (compiling and running now)