1. instructions

This document should allow developers of new features in Code_Aster to answer the following question:

« Is there a routine in the code that does what I need? « .

The answer (if it is positive) will be the name of this routine as well as a brief description of it (2 lines in French). To use this routine effectively, you will have to either consult other documents (D5 or D6), or if these routines are not documented (a fairly frequent case), consult the text (and comments) of its source.

To be able to quickly go through the list of these utilities, we have classified them into « packages ». Sometimes you can find the same routine in several packages. Packets are associated with the types of objects manipulated by the routines. For example, a routine for resolving an assembled system will be found in the packages: matr_asse and cham_no. The objects manipulated in these routines are not always Aster Data Structures; you can also manipulate Fortran variables: scalars or arrays. In the table in the following paragraph, we define the « types » of objects considered below.

How do you bring this document to life? This document, which is useful (I hope) to the developer community, should live by them. The author therefore asks them to send him (by email if possible) their remarks: What are the utilities to add to this document (new or forgotten)? What are the utilities whose function is not clear enough (or wrong)? What are the utilities to remove from the list (removed from the code or not recommended)?