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Re: New handling of form compiler parameters

 


Anders Logg wrote:
> I have simplified the access to form compiler parameters from DOLFIN.
> Here's a summary.
> 
> 1. 'options' --> 'parameters' in FFC
> 
> 2. DOLFIN stores form compiler parameters in parameters["form_compiler"]
> and the values are easily accessible by
> 
>   info(parameters, True)
> 
> or
> 
>   info(parameters["form_compiler"])
> 
> 3. DOLFIN reads the default values at startup by calling
> 
>   form_compiler.default_parameters()
> 
> 4. The 'options' parameter to jit, assemble and Form have has been
> renamed 'form_compiler_parameters'.
> 
> 5. Before calling the form compiler, DOLFIN first reads the global
> parameters from parameters["form_compiler"], then overrides the values
> with any local values provided by the form_compiler_parameters
> argument.
> 
> 6. To see more output from the form compiler, *decrease* the log level
> of the form compiler by form example setting it to INFO:
> 
>   parameters["form_compiler"]["log_level"] = INFO
> 
> This is the default log level in FFC, but DOLFIN changes it to INFO + 5
> at startup to hide messages from the form compiler by default.
> 
> Have a go and see if it works as expected.
> 

How can I have FFC report its parameters? I've set the logging level to
'INFO', but I can't tell whether or not FFC is using optimisation for
the generated code (the -O flag).

Garth

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