[CIG-SHORT] PyLith v2.0.3 available

[Brad Aagaard]

Greetings,

I am pleased to announce the release of PyLith 2.0.3, a finite-element
code designed to solve dynamic elastic problems and quasi-static
viscoelastic problems in tectonic deformation.

This release provides several small updates for (1) improved
CUBIT/Trelis compatibility in example journal files, (2) building with
recent versions of automake, and (3) additional examples from the 2014
Crustal Deformation Modeling Workshop tutorials.

You can download the source code and binaries from

     http://geodynamics.org/cig/software/pylith

Detailed installation instructions for the binary packages are in the
User Manual with detailed building instructions for a few platforms in
the INSTALL file bundled with the PyLith Installer utility.


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MIGRATING FROM VERSION 1.9 TO 2.0
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Changes to various C++ objects permitted simplifying the specification
of a number of components. The map below indicates the name changes.

   CellFilterAvgMesh -> CellFilterAvg
   DataWriterVTKMesh -> DataWriterVTK
   DataWriterVTKSubMesh -> DataWriterVTK
   DataWriterVTKSubSubMesh -> DataWriterVTK
   DataWriterHDF5Mesh -> DataWriterHDF5
   DataWriterHDF5SubMesh -> DataWriterHDF5
   DataWriterHDF5SubSubMesh -> DataWriterHDF5
   DataWriterHDF5ExtMesh -> DataWriterHDF5Ext
   DataWriterHDF5ExtSubMesh -> DataWriterHDF5Ext
   DataWriterHDF5ExtSubSubMesh -> DataWriterHDF5Ext

   Running the script:

     bash $PYLITH_DIR/doc/developer/update_1.9to2.0.sh

   will update all .cfg files in the current directory and all
   subdirectories with the new names (you will need to replace
   $PYLITH_DIR with the directory containing the PyLith source code).


PyLith allows use of the Chaco and ParMetis/Metis partitioners. The
name of the ParMetis/Metis partitioner was changed from "parmetis" to
"metis".

   [pylithapp.mesh_generator]
   distributor.partitioner = metis

Buried edges of faults are handled differently in v2.0. A separate
nodeset/pset should be created and contain the vertices on the buried
edges of the fault. See the Section 6.4.2 of the PyLith manual for
more information.

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RELEASE NOTES
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Version 2.0.3
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* Bug fixes

   - Updated autotools files (Makefile.am, configure.ac) for
     compatibility with recent versions of automake (up to and including
     v1.14.1).

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Version 2.0.2
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* Bug fixes

   - Fixed linking issue in Darwin binary distribution, primarily
     affecting systems with OS X 10.7 and 10.8.

   - Improved example journal files for CUBIT/Trelis to improve
     compability (examples/meshing/surface_nurbs/dem).

   - Updated more journal in examples so that APREPRO lines have a
     leading '$' instead of a '#' to differentiate from comments.

   - Added examples/debugging files from Crustal Deformation Modeling
     workshop debugging tutorial.

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Version 2.0.1
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* Added example (examples/2d/gravity) for viscoelastic deformation in
   2-D with gravitational body forces and small strain formulation.

* Bug fixes

   - Improved example journal files for CUBIT/Trelis to improve
     compability. All journal files should work with CUBIT 14.1 and
     Trelis 15.0.

   - Created examples of IDless journal files in examples/2d/greensfns.
     These files should work with all recent versions of CUBIT and
     Trelis.

   - Switched journal APREPRO lines to have leading '$' instead of '#'
     to differentiate from comments.