Re: [Libmesh-devel] print_trace() in r5863

2012-07-20 Thread Roy Stogner
On Fri, 20 Jul 2012, Cody Permann wrote: On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 12:34 PM, Roy Stogner wrote: What's the reason why we need a separate print_trace() at parameters.C:441?  Shouldn't the libmesh_error() be throwing an exception which takes you to the libmesh_terminate_handler(

Re: [Libmesh-devel] print_trace() in r5863

2012-07-20 Thread Cody Permann
On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 1:39 PM, Roy Stogner wrote: > > On Fri, 20 Jul 2012, Cody Permann wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 12:34 PM, Roy Stogner >> wrote: >> >> What's the reason why we need a separate print_trace() at >> parameters.C:441? Shouldn't the libmesh_error() be throwing

Re: [Libmesh-devel] print_trace() in r5863

2012-07-20 Thread Roy Stogner
On Fri, 20 Jul 2012, Cody Permann wrote: > Why not print a trace to the screen when encountering an error and > running serially, but failing back to the current trace files > behavior when running in parallel? I can't *believe* I didn't think of that. Sounds like a pretty unform improvement, s

Re: [Libmesh-devel] print_trace() in r5863

2012-07-20 Thread Kirk, Benjamin (JSC-EG311)
On 7/20/12 3:17 PM, "Roy Stogner" wrote: >> Why not print a trace to the screen when encountering an error and >> running serially, but failing back to the current trace files >> behavior when running in parallel? > > I can't *believe* I didn't think of that. Don't be so hard on yourself - base

Re: [Libmesh-devel] print_trace() in r5863

2012-07-20 Thread Roy Stogner
On Fri, 20 Jul 2012, Kirk, Benjamin (JSC-EG311) wrote: > On 7/20/12 3:17 PM, "Roy Stogner" wrote: > >>> Why not print a trace to the screen when encountering an error and >>> running serially, but failing back to the current trace files >>> behavior when running in parallel? >> >> I can't *belie