Hello everyone!
This is ASPECT newsletter #244.
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:
#7351: add link to landlab documentation to README.md (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#7350: Replace simulator pointer use in mesh deformation where possible (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by tjhei)
#7349: abort on inverted cells in mesh deformation (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#7348: Draft for release notes (implemented by gassmoeller)
#7347: Add deal.II 9.8 tester (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by tjhei)
#7346: interface for mesh deformation and to return GMG triangulations (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#7345: fix a latex formula error (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#7344: fastscape unit formatting (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by alarshi)
#7343: Copyright years (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by alarshi)
#7342: copyright script: ignore files not tracked (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#7341: fix doxygen format/indentation (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by alarshi)
#7340: release tasks: add checkboxes (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#7339: clang-tidy fix (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by alarshi)
#7336: Refactor matrix-free solve for mesh deformation (implemented by tjhei)
#7335: Record basalt formation time on particles (implemented by RanpengLi)
#7334: Remove simulator includes in benchmarks, cookbooks, tests (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by tjhei)
#7333: Add External Tool Configuring Section to Manual (implemented by danieldouglas92; reviewed by tjhei)
#7332: Add constant reaction rate plugin (implemented by lhy11009)
#7331: Use reaction chain in visco plastic model (implemented by lhy11009)
#7330: Update code style clang format (implemented by gassmoeller)
#7329: Landlab: enable FPEs after initialization (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#7328: landlab: add missing include (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#7327: fix latex formula in code comment (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by danieldouglas92)
#7326: Update astyle (implemented by gassmoeller)
#7325: Add a Template Class for Running ASPECT/Landlab Models (implemented by danieldouglas92)
#7324: Update comment plastic dilation (implemented by anne-glerum; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#7323: Add Checkpoint/Restart to Landlab Mesh Deformation (implemented by danieldouglas92)
#7322: Reduce unnecessarily including simulator.h (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by danieldouglas92)
#7321: Reduce usage of simulator pointer in solver classes (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#7320: Move gravity point values output directory (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by danieldouglas92)
#7319: Relax reaction progress tolerance by default (1e20) (implemented by buchanankerswell)
#7318: add particle generation time property and a test (implemented by RanpengLi; reviewed by danieldouglas92)
#7317: Move Mesh Deformation Tests to Subdirectory (implemented by danieldouglas92)
#7316: Move Volume of Fluid tests to subdirectory (implemented by danieldouglas92; reviewed by tjhei)
#7315: remove pre deal.II 9.6 code (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#7312: Landlab: support sediment age boundary condition (implemented by tjhei)
#7311: Use Stokes solver interface class (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by tjhei)
#7310: Remove unused header includes (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by tjhei)
#7309: HUGG fork PR (implemented by LeeviT)
#7307: Move matrix based Stokes solver to its own class (implemented by gassmoeller; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#7306: update manual images for convection-box-2d (implemented by JarettBakerDunn)
#7305: document --validate (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by danieldouglas92)
#7304: fix GMG-GC periodic constraint handling (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by tjhei)
#7303: Periodic constraints fix (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#7297: Fix handedness for bingham average (implemented by Theo-Geo; reviewed by danieldouglas92)
#7294: Fix serializating the random number generator for the CPO particle property. (implemented by bangerth; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#7289: Output bingham average as quaternions (implemented by Theo-Geo; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#7282: Move Benchmark Tests to Subdirectory (implemented by danieldouglas92; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#7281: Move Cookbook Tests to Subdirectory (implemented by danieldouglas92; reviewed by gassmoeller)
#7244: test: random particle generator serialization (implemented by tjhei; reviewed by tjhei)
#7213: Add Landlab Mesh Deformation Plugin (implemented by danieldouglas92; reviewed by tjhei)
#7209: Add FastScape documentation to manual and tester (implemented by anne-glerum; reviewed by gassmoeller)
And this is a list of recently opened or closed discussions:
#7338 ASPECT release 3.1.0 (opened)
#7337 Bad Mapping for Initial Mesh Deformation with Very Steep Initial Topography (opened)
#7314 test deal.II 9.8 on Github Actions (opened and closed)
#7313 Discussion: disable unity builds by default? (opened)
#7308 Tracking Issue: Using python scripts & perceptually uniform colormaps for cookbook & benchmark documentation (opened)
#5988 deal.II-v9.5.2 missing bundled directory (closed)
#5923 Symlink for aspect-release (closed)
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