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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve been able to successfully use -log_view in a cpp code using PETSc when setting it through a .petscrc file. I get lots of information about the SNES and KS solvers at the end of my simulation as expected.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">However, if I instead try to turn on log_view from inside my cpp code, using something like<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">PetscInitialize(&a_argc,&a_argv,(char*)0,help);<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">PetscOptionsSetValue( NULL, "-log_view" , NULL );<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">PetscFinalize();<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Then I get the following message at the end of my simulation<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">[5]PETSC ERROR: --------------------- Error Message --------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">[5]PETSC ERROR: Object is in wrong state<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">[5]PETSC ERROR: A PetscLogHandler of type default has not been started.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">[5]PETSC ERROR: See <a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://petsc.org/release/faq/__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!ZOx9FLrofB1s1oTVLL6psn-36zBbHH9WiAgg1Arjda5O4RvYo1Na8aJgC4P_Ractdr7HCa0C-aPq9oVsiUcnlQ$">https://petsc.org/release/faq/</a> for trouble shooting.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">What am I doing wrong here?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Justin<o:p></o:p></p>
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