Re: Interested in TISEAN package for GSoC

[Juan Pablo Carbajal]

On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 7:00 AM, Juan Pablo Carbajal
<address@hidden> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 3:24 AM, Piotr Held <address@hidden> wrote:
>> I am sorry, I didn't realize I could edit the proposal. Nevermind then on
>> the first question.
>>
>> 2015-03-26 20:19 GMT-06:00 Piotr Held <address@hidden>:
>>
>>> Juan,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the tips. I think I now have an idea how to complete this
>>> project.
>>>
>>> I am aware that the deadline is tomorrow. That is why I submitted a
>>> proposal on melange, that does not really have a timeline (as I did not
>>> fully understand how to tackle the problem). My wiki page is better in that
>>> matter. Should I submit another application on melange that is better, or is
>>> it enough that my wiki page is complete?
>>>
>>> Do you know of any other libraries that link fortran to oct files? I would
>>> appreciate the extra examples, if I could get a hold of some.
>>>
>>> Also could you give me any tips concerning my wiki page? Should some topic
>>> be discussed more thoroughly?
>>>
>>> :)
>>>
>>> 2015-03-26 6:12 GMT-06:00 Juan Pablo Carbajal <address@hidden>:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 12:38 PM, Juan Pablo Carbajal
>>>> <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>> > Please keep the mailing list always in copy.
>>>> >
>>>> > On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 2:15 AM, Piotr Held <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>> >> Hi,
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I implemented the 'henon' function like you suggested, that is as a
>>>> >> m-file.
>>>> >> What should I do with it? Should I send it to you? Should I upload it
>>>> >> somewhere?
>>>> >>
>>>> > You can create a repository in Bitbucket (using mercurial).
>>>> >
>>>> >> The way TISEAN was interfaced with Octave in that tutorial is really
>>>> >> just
>>>> >> calling the library from the system and reading the output. Is that
>>>> >> how this
>>>> >> project is suppose to be implemented?
>>>> > Absolutely not!
>>>> > Either link to the existing FORTRAN code and/or re-implement in C++.
>>>> >
>>>> > If not, where can I read about other
>>>> >> ways of connecting separate libraries to Octave. Would looking at how
>>>> >> the
>>>> >> control package was incorporated into Octave help in understanding
>>>> >> what
>>>> >> options there are out there?
>>>> > Yes, looking at the control package will definitely help.
>>>> > You can look at the Octave manual
>>>> > https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter/Oct_002dFiles.html
>>>> >
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Should I try to create a list of which functions I would like to
>>>> >> incorporate
>>>> >> and in what order? And should I post that list on my octave wiki?
>>>> > You will have to write an application to be selected for SoC, add this
>>>> > list and a description of your plan to that application
>>>> > Check the intro of this page
>>>> > http://wiki.octave.org/Summer_of_Code_Project_Ideas
>>>> >
>>>> >>
>>>> >> :)
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> 2015-03-25 7:09 GMT-06:00 Juan Pablo Carbajal <address@hidden>:
>>>> >>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 11:33 PM, Piotr Held <address@hidden>
>>>> >>> wrote:
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Hello,
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> I am interested in doing this project for GSoC. I have some
>>>> >>>> experience in
>>>> >>>> programming in C++ but have never done anything with Fortran. I
>>>> >>>> thought this
>>>> >>>> would be interesting to contribute because I can learn about how to
>>>> >>>> make a
>>>> >>>> package for Octave.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> So far I have compiled Octave from the sources successfully and have
>>>> >>>> been
>>>> >>>> playing around with it a bit.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> I was wondering what should be my next step?
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Hi,
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Thanks for your interest.
>>>> >>> The next step would be to download TISEAN
>>>> >>> http://www.mpipks-dresden.mpg.de/~tisean/archive_3.0.0.html
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Compile it and get acquainted with the tutorials and functions
>>>> >>> interfaces
>>>> >>> http://www.mpipks-dresden.mpg.de/~tisean/Tisean_3.0.0/
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> This step is requiered before you make any implementation decision.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> You could also understand how TISEAN was interfaced with
>>>> >>> Octave/Matlab in
>>>> >>> the past to decide which functions you want to port first.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> http://www.agnld.uni-potsdam.de/~marwan/matlab-tutorials/html/tisean.html
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Note that there are many functions in the package (e.g. dynamical
>>>> >>> functions like henon, etc...) that do not need to be ported to C++
>>>> >>> since
>>>> >>> they can be easily implemented in octave. That is this functions can
>>>> >>> be come
>>>> >>> .m files, so maybe you want to start there once you are acquainted
>>>> >>> with the
>>>> >>> package.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Cheers
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> > Good luck!
>>>>
>>>> Piotr I am copy information form the other discussion regarding GSoC.
>>>>
>>>> The application deadline is tomorrow.  We then have until 13 of April to
>>>> rank
>>>> and select students.
>>>> As far as I am aware, no one else is applying for this project.  But
>>>> please, do not think that there's a slot for every project, or that we
>>>> will select a student just because there's no one else.
>>>
>>>
>>
>
> Piotr,
>
> Please answer at the bottom of the message or interleave your answer
> with previous mails. This is to make easier the reading of the
> archives.
>
> What is your username in the wiki?
> Did you send your proposal to GNU Project?
>
> If you live in a ESA collaborating country you might also start your
> application for SoCiS.

I found your Melange application.