I was recently a new PETSc user and I think that something like this is a good idea. On my first time-dependent nonlinear problem, it took me some time before I realized that my SNES was not converging but my TS kept marching. Having some of these things flagged by default for the uninitiated would have saved me some head-to-keyboard time.
Nate On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Barry Smith <bsmith at mcs.anl.gov> wrote: > > ? Should we introduce a PETSc beginner mode that is on by default for new > users? It would for example always have > > -malloc -malloc_debug > -options_left > -ksp_monitor_true_residual -ksp_converged_reason -ksp_view > -snes_monitor -snes_converged_reason -snes_view > -ts_monitor > on? > > ?We could manage this by just creating a ~/.petscrc file with the appropriate > options > > ? Barry > > > > > -- Nathan Collier Postdoctoral Researcher King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) nathaniel.collier at gmail.com nathaniel.collier at kaust.edu.sa
