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[Johan Hake <johan.hake@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday October 20 2011 13:46:03 Marie E. Rognes wrote:
> On 10/20/2011 10:37 PM, Anders Logg wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 09:56:05PM +0200, Anders Logg wrote:
> >> On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 12:51:31PM -0700, Johan Hake wrote:
> >>> On Wednesday October 19 2011 12:29:51 Anders Logg wrote:
> >>>> What should we name functions that print stuff? We now have
> >>>> 
> >>>>    list_linear_solver_methods()
> >>>>    list_lu_solver_methods()
> >>>>    list_krylov_solver_methods()
> >>>>    list_krylov_solver_preconditioners()
> >>>>    list_timings()
> >>> 
> >>> I think we should add
> >>> 
> >>>      list_linear_algebra_backends()
> >> 
> >> Good suggestion.
> >> 
> >>>> Is list_foo good? Other options are
> >>>> 
> >>>>    print_foo()    # Natural, but perhaps a bit vulgar?
> >>>>    info_foo()     # Goes with the info() function
> >>>>    display_foo()  # I don't like this one
> >>> 
> >>> Not a big deal, but I like either one of the later rather than
> >>> list_foo.
> >>> 
> >>> What do you have against display or disp?
> >> 
> >> It sounds more like graphics than text. And we just to have foo.disp()
> >> in DOLFIN before we had info(foo), so that might also be a reason why
> >> I don't like it.
> >> 
> >>> Is the connection to info in info_foo confusing rather than clarifying?
> >>> If we go with this one, we should probably use the log system (info)
> >>> to actualy display the info.
> >> 
> >> We do use the log system (dolfin::cout).
> >> 
> >> More comments? Let's settle on something "everyone" likes so we can
> >> get it into the book and 1.0.
> > 
> > More input on this? If not, list_foo is already in the DOLFIN chapter
> > and unit tests.

Just go with list_foo then.

Johan

> Nope.
> 
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