[CIG-SHORT] on the binary version of pylith 1.3.1

Fri Feb 13 15:23:23 PST 2009

Dear  pylith developers,

When I tried to download  the linux binary version of the pylith 1.3.1, I
found  that it is linked to a previous version (1.1.0) .

Hopefully, we are happy if a linux binary version for 64bit computer is
also downloadable because an installation process from the source code
can be a heavy task for a ordinary user.

Ikuo Cho
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ikuo-chou at aist.go.jp 
Geological Survey of Japan,
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Tsukuba Central 7, Tsukuba 305-8567 Japan
Tel +81-29-861-3891, Fax +81-29-861-3682
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On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:37:55 -0800
Sue Kientz <sue at geodynamics.org> wrote:

> *********************************************************************
>                         CIG News:  December 2008
> *********************************************************************
> 
> Also available at
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> 
> *CIG Software Releases*
> 
>    * Conman 2.0 - ConMan is a vectorized finite element program for the
> solution of the equations of incompressible, infinite-Prandtl number
> convection in two dimensions, originally written by Arthur Raefsky,
> Scott King, and Brad Hager. See
> http://geodynamics.org/cig/software/packages/mc/conman/ for  source code
> and manual.
> 
>    * SNAC 1.0 - SNAC (StGermaiN Analysis of Continua) is an updated
> Lagrangian explicit finite difference code for modeling a finitely
> deforming elasto-visco-plastic solid in 3D, released under the GNU
> General Public License. See
> http://geodynamics.org/cig/software/packages/long/snac/
> for source code and manual.
> 
> *Software Bug Fix*
> 
>    * PyLith 1.3.1- PyLith is a finite element code for the solution of
> visco-elastic/plastic deformation that was designed for lithospheric
> modeling problems. The latest version is primarily a bugfix release. Two
> new minor features that were added include the addition of stages to
> PETSc logging to collect event logging in groups and the ability to set
> the minimum shear wave speed in SCEC CVM-H queries. Bug fixes include
> honoring partitioning options (which were ignored in v1.3.0); assembling
> of the Jacobian, residual, and fault sections across partitions (which
> caused errors in the computation of the change in tractions over the
> fault surface and errors while time-stepping in parallel); and omission
> of closing the fault material property databases (which resulted in
> memory not being deallocated). See
> http://geodynamics.org/cig/software/packages/short/pylith/ for source
> code, binaries, and manual.
> *
> CIG Encourages Member Proposals to NSF; Solicits Feedback on CIG-II*
> 
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> the community to collaborate with computational scientists and seek
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> *Presentations and Posters from GeoMath08 Workshop Online*
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>    * CIG Workshop on Mathematical and Computational Issues in the Solid
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> *
> EC and SSC Committee Updates*
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> New EC and SSC Members - We are pleased to announce that the following
> people will be CIG's new officers filling 3-year terms:
> 
>    * EC: Bill Appelbe (VPAC)
>    * SSC: Luc Lavier (U Texas at Austin), Andy Freed (Purdue), and
> Wolfgang Bangerth (reelected)
> 
> In addition, SSC members elected Louise Kellogg (UC Davis) as their new
> chair.
> 
> We would also like to thank the outgoing members of the EC and SSC for
> their exemplary service and contributions to CIG. Brad Hager served for
> two years on the EC, most recently serving as vice-chair and chair of
> the nominations committee and provided critical guidance during this
> time. Brad Aagaard has worked tirelessly in his three years on the SSC,
> most recently as chair for the past year. We are indebted to his vision
> and leadership. He has (and will continue) to provide fundamental
> contributions to short-term tectonics and the larger CFEM community as a
> major developer of PyLith. Finally, we will miss Shijie Zhong who also
> served three years on the SSC and has provided critical leadership to
> the mantle convection community through organization of mantle
> convection workshops and in particular, his fundamental contributions to
> Citcom and CitcomS. We look forward to continuing to work with Brad,
> Brad and Shijie as CIG plans for the future.
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> Sue Kientz
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> Technical Writer/Web Manager
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