ASPECT Newsletter #202

Hello everyone!

This is ASPECT newsletter #202.
It automatically reports recently merged features and discussions about the ASPECT mantle convection code.

Below you find a list of recently proposed or merged features:

#6012: [Do not merge, please review] Update gwb to v1.0.0 (implemented by MFraters)
#6011: Document how many seconds there are in a year. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by tjhei)
#6010: Fix documentation tester (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by tjhei)
#6008: move viscosity averaging function (implemented by bobmyhill; reviewed by bobmyhill)
#6007: turn on c++ standard library debug checks (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#6005: fix damper stress calculation (implemented by bobmyhill; reviewed by bobmyhill)
#6004: Reorder initialization of partial strain rates in composite visco plastic (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by bobmyhill)
#6003: Switch continental extension to AMG solver. (implemented by MFraters; reviewed by naliboff)
#5996: Simplify use of phase function for computing volume fractions (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by bobmyhill)

And this is a list of recently opened or closed discussions:

#6009 MPI error installation main (opened and closed)
#6006 contrib/utilities/update_scripts/source_files out of date (opened)

A list of all major changes since the last release can be found at this website.

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