Ah, of course! I'm more used to it going by FD.It shouldn't be hard to do, but let me take a closer look at it.I imagine that, given my other obligations, some time before the New Year is likely,but possibly sooner.Dmitry.

Sorry, my ignorance of the field is showing: what is FDM in this context?Dmitry.

<t>Thanks for the test case. As luck would have it, one of the coauthors, Ola Skavhaug, is a good friend (and one time colleague) of mine!I understand the usability concern. I wonder whether performance, too, becomes an issue? For example: "I'd like to solve a much larger problem, but MATLAB (or som...

<t>I don't see how a "bloated" library is really a drag on the code that uses it: If the library is compiled, the linker will resolve only the necessary symbols, and if the library is all/mostly headers (like BOOST), then the unnecessary code doesn't even get compiled.There are more subtle ways in w...

<t>Thanks for an exhaustive reply! I'm still trying to get my bearings in the world of quantitative finance, but it would be good to see if/how I/we (PETSc) can contribute.Specifically, I'm trying to understand if/when performance becomes a factor, and how the community deals with that. I understand...

<r>Hi, I'm an active user (and contributor to) PETSc and I wanted to ask a few questions on what you listed as Cons (always looking to improve the user experience <E>:-)</E>)Con - Not much of a users manual:We do have what we consider a good user's manual -- <URL url="http://www.mcs.anl.gov/petsc/pe...