[MITgcm-devel] write_grid: MNC/MDS switch

[Jean-Michel Campin]

Hello Ed,

It's about your recent modifications in write_grid.F
> o extend outputTypesInclusive so that it includes the grid data

a) It's not really working (as described in the check-in message):
I tried outputTypesInclusive=T and did not get the grid*.nc files.

b) It's not what we want: if someone, for example me, only use
MNC for the monitor, and use MDSIO for all 2D & 3D outputs, he may wants
to keep the grid output in MDSIO format, but he cannot, unless
he sets outputTypesInclusive=T, which will duplicate all the output and
will slow down significantly some runs.

c) It's annoying when those things are changed several times.
(In fact any time it changes, I need to change my scripts that
 I use to run the model, just to move or not those grid*.nc files,
 otherwise the model stops)

Here is what I propose:
1) we decide what to do (can we talk on Monday ?).
2) only after, we implement it.

And for now, I might go back to the previous version of write_grid.F
if I need to.

Jean-Michel