# ASPECT Newsletter #73

**URL:** <https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-73/435>\
**Category:** ASPECT\
**Created:** [February 14, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-73/435 "2019-02-14T20:00:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![rgassmoeller](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.geodynamics.org/rgassmoeller/32/49_2.png) [@rgassmoeller](https://community.geodynamics.org/u/rgassmoeller)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.geodynamics.org/t/aspect-newsletter-73/435/1 "2019-02-14T20:00:20Z")

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Hello everyone!

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       This is ASPECT newsletter #73.

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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:

[#2810](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2810): Avoid bar ‘new’ operations in more places. (proposed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); merged)

[#2809](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2809): Fix formatting problems in the documentation. (proposed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); merged)

[#2808](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2808): Leave notes about bare ‘new’ expressions. (proposed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); merged)

[#2807](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2807): Use std::unique\_ptr instead of std::shared\_ptr. (proposed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); merged)

[#2806](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2806): update geomio cookbook with new reference (proposed by [jdannberg](https://github.com/jdannberg); merged)

[#2805](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2805): Annular flow benchmark (proposed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); merged)

[#2804](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2804): Avoid the use of ‘new’ in a few more places. (proposed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); merged)

[#2802](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2802): fix several clang warnings (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)

[#2801](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2801): Provide a version of std\_cxx14::make\_unique() that takes arguments. (proposed by [bangerth](https://github.com/bangerth); merged)

[#2800](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2800): Change make debug/release behavior (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)

[#2799](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2799): fix SphericalShell::point\_is\_in\_domain (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)

[#2798](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2798): update parameters & fixes (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)

[#2796](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2796): Make sure tests find ASPECT from build directory (proposed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); merged)

[#2795](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2795): replace update\_q\_points (proposed by [tjhei](https://github.com/tjhei); merged)

[#2790](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2790): allows 2d sinker (proposed by [tcclevenger](https://github.com/tcclevenger); merged)

[#2725](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/2725): Gravity postprocessor improvement (proposed by [LudovicJnnt](https://github.com/LudovicJnnt); merged)

[#1957](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/pull/1957): Use deal.II particle functionality (proposed by [gassmoeller](https://github.com/gassmoeller); merged)

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

[#2811](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2811) Change shared\_ptr to unique\_ptr (opened)

[#2803](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2803) particle changes [post switch to deal.ii 9.0] (opened)

[#2797](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2797) Error in solution.xdmf file when simulation resumes from restart files (opened and closed)

[#2794](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2794) Using deal.II dev crashes when loading any shared libraries (opened and closed)

[#2602](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/2602) Recent master does not compile with deal.II-dev (closed)

[#1897](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/issues/1897) Particle rewrite (closed)

A list of all major changes since the last release can be found at [this website](https://aspect.geodynamics.org/doc/doxygen/changes_current.html) .

Thanks for being part of the community!

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Additional information can be found at our [official website](https://aspect.geodynamics.org/), and CIG's [ASPECT website](https://geodynamics.org/cig/software/aspect/).
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