2. User’s guide

Contents:

• 2.1. License
• 2.2. First steps with Piernik code
  • 2.2.1. System & compilation requirements
  • 2.2.2. Code download
  • 2.2.3. Code configuration
  • 2.2.4. Simulation problem case
  • 2.2.5. Compilation
  • 2.2.6. Command line option arguments
  • 2.2.7. Input file problem.par
  • 2.2.8. Running the code
  • 2.2.9. Interrupting a code run
  • 2.2.10. Restarting the code
• 2.3. Types of output (+)
  • 2.3.1. Data files for overall visualization (HDF5)
  • 2.3.2. Timeslice files (TSL) to draw characteristics along time
  • 2.3.3. Checkpoint files (RES, restart)
• 2.4. Composing the code
  • 2.4.1. FLUID COMPONENTS:
  • 2.4.2. PHYSICS INCLUDED (i.e. FIELDS, INTERACTIONS):
  • 2.4.3. NUMERICAL SCHEMES AND SOLUTIONS:
  • 2.4.4. DIRECTIVES ALLOCATED TO PROBLEMS:
  • 2.4.5. OTHERS:
  • 2.4.6. AUTOMATICALLY DEFINED:
  • 2.4.7. INTERNAL (NOT ALLOWED TO USE BY USER!!!):
• 2.5. Runtime Parameters Descriptions
• 2.6. Setting up new problems
• 2.7. Piernik Test Suite
  • 2.7.1. 1D tests
  • 2.7.2. 2D tests
  • 2.7.3. 3D tests
• 2.8. How to report bugs in Piernik?