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[Anders Logg <logg@xxxxxxxxx>]

I don't think there will be a problem. The new build of DOLFIN will be
developed separately and we will all get a chance to try it out before
making the move.

/Anders


On Thu, Nov 16, 2006 at 12:47:13PM +0100, Garth N. Wells wrote:
> 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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