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Hello,

I have been working with version 4 for a particular simulation and now I have decided to migrate to version 5 of Code_Saturne. The simulation is running smoothly with v4. I tried running subroutines from v4 on v5 and encountered few errors. I have tried correcting errors one by one, reading from compile.log file. I would like to know if there is any other way to migrate the subroutines from v4 to v5. All the suggestions are welcome.

Hello,

There is no automatic solution, though some routines remain compatible. The usual procedure is to:
- create a new v5.0 case
- add user files for the required subroutines from SRC/REFERENCE to SRC
- use a diff/merge tool (such as "meld") to merge the subroutines from your v4.0 case to th matching v5.0 case, making sure you do not modify function signatures.
- check compilation and fix iteratively.

Using the Doxygen documentation can help.

Also, modini.f90 is not a "user" subroutine, so you are on your own for that one (it is not recommended using non-user subroutines in SRC, except possibly when debugging, as those may be subject to change even during a a given release/bug-fix cycle).

Regards,

Yvan