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Re: New build system

 

I'm all for a new build system. I like radical changes :).

I would prefer to make a temporary branch "dolfin-build" since we don't
know for sure how long it will take. I don't want a broken build system
to stop developments in the DOLFIN kernel.

Garth


Anders Logg wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 16, 2006 at 11:29:59AM +0100, jjan@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>> On Thu, Nov 16, 2006 at 11:10:31AM +0100, Johan Hoffman wrote:
>>>>> Sounds good to me.
>>>>>
>>>>> The stable branch will be available under dolfin-stable i guess
>>>>> (Johan?).
>>>> What do you mean?
>>>>
>>>> The new build system will be used for all branches, stable or not.
>>>>
>>>> /Anders
>>> Yes of course, but if the switch means that the build system will be
>>> broken for 2 weeks, then the stable branch should provide an alternative
>>> in the mean time. Right? That must be the idea of a dolfin-stable?
>>>
>>> /Johan
>>>
>> I'm also very positive to the move to a new build system, Åsmund and Matt
>> seem to be very capable of taking care of the strategy. But Johan H. has a
>> point, I think we should release before the move. Then the release can be
>> used as the dolfin-stable branch and applications developed against that.
>> When the build system starts working again, we merge the branches and
>> release again.
> 
> Sounds good.
> 
> The switch to the new build system is not immediate. It will take some
> time to put things together and convert the current build system for DOLFIN.
> 
>> Is there anything left to do before the release?
> 
> Testing. Please try out all the demos, benchmarks, unit test etc.
> Then we can make a release of DOLFIN + FFC (+FIAT?).
> 
> /Anders
> 
> 
>>   Johan
> 
> 
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