[petsc-users] Multiple output using one viewer

Alexander Grayver agrayver at gfz-potsdam.de
Thu Jan 5 09:32:06 CST 2012


On 05.01.2012 16:30, Jed Brown wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 09:22, Alexander Grayver 
> <agrayver at gfz-potsdam.de <mailto:agrayver at gfz-potsdam.de>> wrote:
>
>     My question is whether all file handles are closed correctly when
>     I change file name?
>
>
> No, they are not. You should PetscViewerDestroy() and then create a 
> new viewer.
>
>
> I think the file probably *should* be closed silently in this usage. 
> The other alternative is to give an error, but leaking file handles is 
> not okay.

If you give error or just not close handle like now then what is the 
meaning of PetscViewerFileSetName?

Regards
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