[MOAB-dev] MOAB Version info

[Patrick Shriwise]

Hi all,

We were just talking about being able to track which versions of MOAB 
were used to create a file. It appears that the MOAB version, date, and 
time are all written to .h5m files, but they are not very well exposed 
within the code.

We were also wondering about tagging other critical pieces of 
information (such as geometry engine versions/types) and at what level 
they should be accessible in the file structure.

In the end, we would like to be able to do comparisons of MOAB/CGM 
versions upon loading a file in order to warn the user that the versions 
differ and may not be compatible, resulting in failure or unexpected 
behavior.

Additionally, it was mentioned that commit hashes and/or branches might 
also be desired for reproducibility of results.

This may be a pre-existing discussion, as there are already functions in 
place for this, but it seems that in certain areas they aren't complete 
and that somewhere along the line this capability was forgotten or 
abandoned.


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Patrick C. Shriwise
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