[petsc-dev] Use of PETSC_DEFAULT in Chaco interface

[Barry Smith]

On Feb 2, 2013, at 3:31 PM, Jed Brown <jedbrown at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:

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> On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Barry Smith <bsmith at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:
>    Can one just cast the PETSC_DEFAULT in the comparison?
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> > if (method==(MPChacoEigenType)PETSC_DEFAULT)
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> or are C compilers too damn smart for their own good now?
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> Or cast the other way, but how would that "invalid" value get set in the first place.

   MatPartitioningChacoSetEigenSolver(part,(MPChacoEigenType)PETSC_DECIDE)  :-)


> Just because we can evade the type system doesn't mean we should.

   I'm fine with this function not supporting PETSC_DEFAULT 

   Barry

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>    Barry
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> I'm to lazy to install chaco and try it myself
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