[aspect-devel] ASPECT Newsletter #62

[Rene Gassmoeller]

Hello everyone!

This is ASPECT newsletter #62.
It automatically reports recently merged features and discussions about the ASPECT mantle convection code.


## Below you find a list of recently proposed or merged features:

#2636: Add section about program flow to the manual (proposed by gassmoeller) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2636

#2635: Separate dashes in manual.tex (proposed by gassmoeller; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2635

#2634: Add parse input table function (proposed by gassmoeller) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2634

#2633: change color of green box (proposed by jdannberg; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2633

#2632: www: move note to bottom, green box 100% width (proposed by tjhei; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2632

#2630: Add material statistics postprocessor (proposed by gassmoeller) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2630

#2629: One last cleanup for citing.html. (proposed by bangerth; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2629

#2625: Use label for jenkins tester (proposed by gassmoeller; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2625

#2624: More citing.html cleanups (proposed by bangerth; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2624

#2623: Refactor visco plastic (proposed by gassmoeller) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2623

#2622: Cleanup citing.html (proposed by bangerth; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2622

#2621: Use 'nullptr' instead of '0' for pointers. (proposed by bangerth; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2621

#2620: Use nullptr instead of NULL. (proposed by bangerth; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2620

#2619: Jenkinsfile.k8s : Build in Jenkins workspace instead of /home/dealii and other build step cleanup (proposed by tjesser-ucdavis-edu; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2619

#2617: modify visco_plastic to allow for different grain size and activation... (proposed by mibillen) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2617

#2616: Fix prm formatting in the manual (proposed by jperryhouts; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2616

#2615: Jenkinsfile.k8s whitespace and step names (proposed by tjesser-ucdavis-edu; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2615

#2614: Make a function unconditionally available and conditionally fail. (proposed by bangerth; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2614

#2612: Clean up some cmake pieces. (proposed by bangerth; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2612

#2610: fix tests/global_melt_parallel (proposed by tjhei; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2610

#2609: Add a termination criteria based on wall time. (proposed by SiqiZhang; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2609

#2608: Cleanup documentation for ascii data plugins (proposed by bartniday; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2608

#2607: Allow negative scale factor for boundary velocity (proposed by bartniday; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2607

#2604: Use post step to create test results instead of '|| true' (proposed by tjesser-ucdavis-edu; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2604

#2600: Add basic parameter file validation mode. (proposed by jperryhouts; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2600

#2585: add an adiabatic temperature gradient to the flow-law in visco_plastic (proposed by mibillen; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2585

#2577: Lazy expression (proposed by mibillen; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2577

#2533: Postprocessor to calculate intermediate quantities for grain orientation lag parameter (proposed by hfmark; merged) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2533


## And this is a list of recently opened or closed discussions:

#2631: Strain rate tensor visualization postprocessor not registered (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2631

#2628: citing.html: Some other cleanup questions (opened and closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2628

#2627: A possible simplification in Rotation statistics postprocessor?  (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2627

#2626: Should we automate indentation? (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2626

#2618: discuss: developer communication via chat (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2618

#2613: Rethink inclusion of the WorldBuilder via a git submodule (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2613

#2611: Fix bibtex entry in citing.html (opened) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2611

#2605: Changing the sign of ascii gravity and boundary velocity (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2605

#2603: weird test failures in global_melt_parallel (closed) https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2603


A list of all major changes since the last release can be found at https://aspect.geodynamics.org/doc/doxygen/changes_current.html.


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