[petsc-dev] Could we replace SNESTestJacobian() in maint with that in master?

[Karl Rupp]

Hi Fande,

> It looks like SNESTestJacobian() in master is more reliable than that in 
> maint.  Especially, the petsc options name is changed. For example, from 
> "-snes_test_jacobian_display" to "-snes_test_jacobian_view".
> 
> There are some MOOSE tests that fail with the maint version of 
> SNESTestJacobian(), but they are just fine with the master version of 
> SNESTestJacobian().

are you able to provide us with a standalone test that exposes the 
problem so that we can fix it?


> What is the release date for PETSc-3.10.x? I could just skip 
> PETSc-3.9.x, if we would have the next release soon.

Late September 2018.

Best regards,
Karli