> On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 07:03:46PM +0100, Johan Hoffman wrote: >> > On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 04:50:47PM +0100, Johan Jansson wrote: >> >> Hi! >> >> >> >> Unicorn has now been updated against the DOLFIN 0.7.1 interface and >> I'm >> >> planning to start updating for release. The plan is to have a >> >> synchronized release of FFC/DOLFIN/Unicorn to guarantee compatibility >> of >> >> the releases. Are there any objections for a release of DOLFIN and >> FFC >> >> in the next couple of days? I expect only minor issues to resolve >> during >> >> the synchronization, but there might be recent developments I've >> missed, >> >> so any comments are welcome. >> >> >> >> The Unicorn repository is here: >> >> >> >> http://www.fenics.org/hg/unicorn >> >> >> >> The project page is here: >> >> >> >> http://www.fenics.org/wiki/Unicorn >> >> >> >> and a mailing list has been created as [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> Johan >> > >> > There are quite a few things to fix in both FFC and DOLFIN before a >> > release. >> > >> > FFC: >> > >> > 1. Use FooTransformedSpace in FIAT to get correct function spaces on >> > UFC reference element. This also requires making a new release of >> > FIAT. >> > >> > 2. A few fixes are needed for the JIT compiler. >> > >> > 3. Get BDM, RT, BDFM, Nedelec working when using FIAT transformed >> > spaces. >> > >> > 4. Maybe some fixes for quadrature elements. Kristian? >> > >> > DOLFIN: >> > >> > 1. Computation of parallel dof map. >> > >> > 2. Get parallel assembly working. >> > >> > 3. Finish the implementation of linear algebra factories (still some >> > problems with circular dependencies). >> > >> > 4. Move to new scons-based build system. >> > >> > I think a best-case scenario is we can have these fixed by the end of >> > January, possibly 1-2 weeks later. Maybe the scons-based build system >> > can wait if it takes time to finish. >> > >> >> It seems that the Unicorn release we are preparing for is not dependent >> on >> any of the points above, so maybe we can do a special release right now >> without these improvements? (It could be a DOLFIN 0.7.1-1 etc. or >> similar?) >> >> Then there could be a more substantial next release (e.g. DOLFIN 0.7.2) >> with the points listed fixed. >> >> /JH > > There are quite a few new features that have been added since 0.7.1 so > 0.7.1-1 is not suitable (it's not a bugfix release). And before making > a new release, it would be good to finish all the things that are only > half-working. > > Maybe you can take a snapshot of the current hg if it works for you > and put the tarball on the unicorn page, something like > dolfin-unicorn-x.y.z.tar.gz? > > -- > Anders >
Ok. We'll think about what to do. /Johan _______________________________________________ DOLFIN-dev mailing list [email protected] http://www.fenics.org/mailman/listinfo/dolfin-dev
