Re: [Libmesh-devel] jsoncpp in contrib?

[David K. <dkn...@se...>]

On 07/30/2013 09:57 PM, John Peterson wrote:
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> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 1:17 PM, David Knezevic 
> <dkn...@se... <mailto:dkn...@se...>> wrote:
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>     I'd like to be able to use JSON files for reduced basis input (as
>     an alternative to the current getpot format). As a result, it'd be
>     convenient add jsoncpp to contrib. Any thoughts on this? I think
>     JSON is a nicer format than getpot text files, so perhaps it'd be
>     useful elsewhere in the library as well?
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>     There shouldn't be any license issues (According to the website:
>     "Basically JsonCpp is licensed under MIT license, or public domain
>     if desired and recognized in your jurisdiction.")
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> How long does it take to build on your system?
> How many files are there?
> What build system does it use?

I've been apt-getting it so far, so I hadn't looked into the build 
system yet. It looks very small, but I see that it uses scons for 
building. That's probably a pain in the ass for contrib, right? If so, 
then forget it, no big deal!