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["Johan Hoffman" <jhoffman@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> On Tue, Dec 05, 2006 at 01:50:00PM +0100, Garth N. Wells wrote:
>> Did we reach a consensus on moving everything module-related (including
>> module demos) to /src/modules/ and adding a make target "make modules"?
>>
>> Garth
>>
>
> I think so, in principle. I didn't participate in that discussion, but
> to me it seems that the solution should be to add a target make
> modules. If --disable-modules is given to configure, then the
> "modules" target won't be built, and a warning message is printed at
> the end of the build that most demos won't work.
>
> I'm not sure what structure the modules should have among
> themselves. One argument is that the equations describing fluid
> mechanics can be solved in different ways, so we should have a "flow"
> category. Another argument is that fluid and solid mechanics and their
> equations are essentially the same thing, so we shouldn't have a
> "flow" category, but something else.
>
> I don't think we can say anything a priori about this. We will simply
> have to implement equations, and then determine the appropriate
> structure a posteriori.
>
>   Johan

I agree; separate build for modules, but no cathegorization of the modules
until we know how to do that. For now, let us keep modules in DOLFIN that
are maintained by someone.

/JH



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