Release Details

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Note that we created a new wiki page Release_coordination to discuss details.

Schedule for ET_2016_11

Not yet set.

Tools/Links

  • The release branch name will be ET_2016_11
  • The release name will be needed to be discussed.
  • The list of proposed names for last release was
    • Chien-Shiung Wu
    • Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
    • Lorentz
    • Tesla
    • Wheeler
    • DeWitt
    • Feynman
    • Turing
    • Planck
    • Hack
  • Jenkins hosted Testsuite status page
  • Instructions for running the tests using SimFactory: Testsuite Machines
  • Release announcements: wiki sandbox
  • Release announced to: users@einsteintoolkit.org, {news|users}@cactuscode.org, Jennifer Claudet <jennifer@cct.lsu.edu> for AllCCT, http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/, http://astro-sim.org/
  • Testing is performed on the latest version of common operating systems, for example Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Scientific Linux, Mac OS etc. People often want to build the ET on their laptop or workstation. Instructions for which packages etc are needed can be found in the respective Simfactory option list. This information could also be provided on the Cactus website.

Release Plan

TaskResponsibleStatus
Regenerate all Kranc thorns (McLachlan, EinsteinExact and WeylScal4)
Test all examples in the gallery (http://einsteintoolkit.org/about/gallery/) with the current thornlist, and update the thornlist mentioned on the page
Update Tutorials
(Re)run Testsuitesbethe A
bluewatersA
carver A
datura A
edison A
gordon A
fermi Frank
hopper A
nvidia A
orca A
pandora A
philip A
queenbee
shc A
shelob A
stampede A
stampede-micAcannot run testsuite (file system is unreliable)
supermike A (Peter)Compiler issues
trestles A
supermuc ?
zwicky A
(private) amarok Peter
(private) bethe Roland
(private) cygnus Matt
(private) newhorizonsYosef
(private) redshift Erik good
(private) spine Frank
(private) titan Erik good
(private) topf Frank
Check & Improve Documentation (www, wiki)everyone
Write announcement texts (Detailed Release Announcement)Frank
Create release branchbitbucket Frank
svn.cactuscode.org Frank
svn.cct.lsu.edu Frank
github.com/ianhinder/Kranc.gitFrank
github.com:gridaphobe/CRL.git Frank