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<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="" color="#20124d">Hi Everyone,</font></span></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="" color="#20124d"><br></font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#20124d">Thanks all for sending us the feature branches and helping to debug the issues during the regression test. We have merged them to the master after doing the first round of regression test on our system successfully. First mission accomplished.</font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:12px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#20124d" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#20124d">Now we have two major milestones:</font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#20124d">> We have created a Public Release V6 branch (PRv6) on Vlab, which we aim to use for debugging. We are going to do a comprehensive series of tests with different compilers, etc. to make sure the code is working. We'd appreciate if you will take this branch and test it on your end and report back any issue you might see. Similar to the master, Jessica and I are the only ones who are permitted to push changes to it. So please contact us with your bug fixes, and we will merge those changes from your branch to PRv6 and the master. We might contact you if we need your assistance to fix a bug. </font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#20124d">Note that no more new developments are going into this branch. You still can continue development in your branches, which can be merged to the master (not PRv6). Also note, when making bug fixes branches (bf_<description> or something else), create a branch from the PRv6 branch (not the master!). If you want to make a new feature for the master, create a branch from the master and call it fb_<description>. </font></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#20124d">> As we are approaching the other deadline for the documentation (Nov 1st), we encourage you to go and check the documentation, add comments, edit and add your stuff. Lots of things are out of date and in need of updates. Please use the docedit branch for any manual updates. (Make sure to frequently do git pulls to stay in sync with the branch). </font></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#20124d">We are compiling information here about the public release: <a href="https://vlab.ncep.noaa.gov/redmine/projects/emc-ww3/wiki/Public_Release_Testing_and_Bug_Fix_Info?parent=Wiki"><span class="gmail-s2" style="font-kerning:none">https://vlab.ncep.noaa.gov/redmine/projects/emc-ww3/wiki/Public_Release_Testing_and_Bug_Fix_Info?parent=Wiki</span></a> testing/bug fix/documentation update process which might have more info. Let us know if you have any questions. </font></span></p><p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#20124d"><br></font></span></p><p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#20124d">Regards,</font></span></p><p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="" color="#20124d">AA</font></span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span><pre><span><div><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;white-space:normal;line-height:10pt"><font face="monospace, monospace" size="1" color="#073763">+ -------------------------------------------------------------------- +</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;white-space:normal;line-height:10pt"><font face="monospace, monospace" size="1" color="#073763">| ALI ABDOLALI, Ph.D. <a href="mailto:ali.abdolali@noaa.gov" style="color:purple" target="_blank">ali.abdolali(at)noaa(dot)gov</a> |</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;white-space:normal;line-height:10pt"><font face="monospace, monospace" size="1" color="#073763">| Scientist <a href="mailto:abdolali@ucar.edu" style="color:purple" target="_blank">abdolali(at)ucar(dot)edu</a> |</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;white-space:normal;line-height:10pt"><font face="monospace, monospace" size="1" color="#073763">| Marine Modeling and Analysis Branch tell: +1 (302) 299 2378 |</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;white-space:normal;line-height:10pt"><font face="monospace, monospace" size="1" color="#073763">| NWS/NCEP/Environmental Modeling Center office: +1 (301) 684 3733 |</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;white-space:normal;line-height:10pt"><font face="monospace, monospace" size="1" color="#073763">| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;white-space:normal;line-height:10pt"><font face="monospace, monospace" size="1" color="#073763">| <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/5830+University+Research+Ct,+College+Park,+MD+20740/@38.972028,-76.9265727,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89b7c6c96739b5a5:0xb7b4f4e67115a75e!8m2!3d38.972028!4d-76.924384" style="color:purple" target="_blank">5830 University Research Court</a> |</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;white-space:normal;line-height:10pt"><font face="monospace, monospace" size="1" color="#073763">| <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/5830+University+Research+Ct,+College+Park,+MD+20740/@38.972028,-76.9265727,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89b7c6c96739b5a5:0xb7b4f4e67115a75e!8m2!3d38.972028!4d-76.924384" style="color:purple" target="_blank">College Park, Maryland 20740, USA</a> |</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;white-space:normal;line-height:10pt"><font face="monospace, monospace" size="1" color="#073763">| Personal webpage <a href="http://aliabdolalilab.wix.com/ali-abdolali-cacr" style="color:purple" target="_blank">link</a> |</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria;white-space:normal;line-height:10pt"><font face="monospace, monospace" size="1" color="#073763">+ -------------------------------------------------------------------- +</font></p>
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