Adding a new ana_XXX.h to ROMS

[lanerolle]

I am attempting to add a new (analytical) process to ROMS.

(1) I came up with an ana_XXX.h file for it (based on the templates in ROMS/Functionals).

(2) I put this *.h in a new directory called ROMS/My_Functionals.


(3) I pointed to it in the makefile by defining its full path as MY_ANALYTICAL_DIR = ROMS/My_Functionals.

(4) I then created a new CPP option to activate it and thereafter edited ROMS/Functionals/analytical.F and put it in as (say):

#define NEW_CPP
# include <ana_XXX.h>
#endif

(5) I also edited the file : ROMS/Utility/checkdefs.h and put it in there.

(6) I included this new CPP option in the corresponding *.h file in ROMS/Inlcude/

When I compile the ROMS using this new CPP option (which I called NEW_CPP just as reference) the compilation goes smoothly and generates an executable. When I look at Build/analytical.f90, the code from ana_XXX.h is also include in the former. So everything looks good.

However, when I run, ROMS does not even appear to enter this routine and any screen write statements I put in it are not executed (I run the code in serial and no MPI or OpenMP is employed so screen output should not be a problem). So it appears that this routine is simply invisible and the code runs without sourcing it at all.

Could someone please let me know what are the logical steps to adding a new ana_XXX.h to ROMS and also whether there is an error in the procedure I have outlined above?

Thanks very much.

[jcwarner]

it needs to be called from somewhere. Such as set_data or get_data .

[linzhenhua]

You should change #define NEW_CPP to #ifdef NEW_CPP in my opinion, or this code segment will always be included whether you define this flag or not. But this is not related to the problem you confront with.

[kate]

Both of the above are true. Also, if you want your new ana_xxx file to reported in the output, you have to change the ANANAME(x)=__FILE__ to have a unique number. Then, where the reporting happens, you need to loop through a larger set of the ANANAME strings to include yours. Just search on ANANAME and adjust things accordingly.