[CIG-SHORT] PyLith v2.1.4 released

[Brad Aagaard]

Greetings,

I am pleased to announce the release of PyLith 2.1.4, a finite-element
code designed to solve dynamic elastic problems and quasi-static
viscoelastic problems in tectonic deformation.

This release provides a few new minor features and bugfixes.

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. We also
offer a Docker image
(see https://wiki.geodynamics.org/software:pylith:docker for 
instructions) for running PyLith within a portable, virtual Linux 
environment. Windows users should run PyLith using the Docker image.


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MIGRATING FROM VERSION 2.0 TO 2.1
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The points file for OutputSolnPoints must now contain station names as
the first column.

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RELEASE NOTES
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* Added --version command line argument to display version information
   for PyLith and its dependencies.

* Improved information displayed with the --help command line
   argument.

* Added --include-citations command line argument to display
   publications to cite when publishing results from computations using
   PyLith. General PyLith references are also displayed with the
   --version command line argument.

* Allow use of NetCDF versions greater than 4.1.3. Switch from using
   C++ API to C API.

* Fixed bug in Pythia associated with validation of parameters being
   done before help could be displayed.

* Fixed typos in manual for gravity and point forces.

* Added integration with Travis for automated testing.