documentation: remove libSplash

INSTALL.rst

@@ -207,26 +207,7 @@ pngwriter
 - *environment:* (assumes install from source in ``$HOME/lib/pngwriter``)
 
   - ``export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$HOME/lib/pngwriter:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH``
-  - ``export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$HOME/lib/pngwriter/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH``
-
-libSplash
-"""""""""
-- 1.7.0+ (requires *HDF5*, *boost program-options*)
-- *Debian/Ubuntu dependencies:* ``sudo apt-get install libhdf5-openmpi-dev libboost-program-options-dev``
-- *Arch Linux dependencies:* ``sudo pacman --sync hdf5-openmpi boost``
-- *Spack:* ``spack install libsplash ^hdf5~fortran``
-- *from source:*
-
-  - ``mkdir -p ~/src ~/build ~/lib``
-  - ``git clone https://github.com/ComputationalRadiationPhysics/libSplash.git ~/src/splash/``
-  - ``cd ~/build && rm -rf ../build/*``
-  - ``cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$HOME/lib/splash -DSplash_USE_MPI=ON -DSplash_USE_PARALLEL=ON ~/src/splash``
-  - ``make install``
-
-- *environment:* (assumes install from source in ``$HOME/lib/splash``)
-
-  - ``export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$HOME/lib/splash:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH``
-  - ``export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$HOME/lib/splash/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH``
+  - ``export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$HOME/lib/pngwriter/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH`
 
 HDF5
 """"
@@ -254,29 +235,6 @@ HDF5
   - ``export HDF5_ROOT=$HOME/lib/hdf5``
   - ``export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$HDF5_ROOT/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH``
 
-splash2txt
-""""""""""
-- requires *libSplash* and *boost* ``program_options``
-- converts slices in dumped hdf5 files to plain txt matrices
-- assume you [downloaded](#requirements) PIConGPU to `PICSRC=$HOME/src/picongpu`
-- ``mkdir -p ~/build && cd ~/build``
-- ``cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$PICSRC/src/tools/bin $PICSRC/src/tools/splash2txt``
-- ``make``
-- ``make install``
-- *environment:*
-
-  - ``export PATH=$PATH:$PICSRC/src/splash2txt/build``
-- options:
-
-  - ``splash2txt --help``
-  - list all available datasets: ``splash2txt --list <FILE_PREFIX>``
-
-png2gas
-"""""""
-- requires *libSplash*, *pngwriter* and *boost* ``program_options``)
-- converts png files to hdf5 files that can be used as an input for species initial density profiles
-- compile and install exactly as *splash2txt* above
-
 c-blosc
 """""""
 - general purpose compressor, used in ADIOS2 for in situ data reduction

LICENSE.md

@@ -27,19 +27,18 @@ The **main simulation** is licensed under the **GPLv3+**. See
  - `include/picongpu`
  - `lib/python/picongpu`
  - `share/picongpu`
- - `src/tools` (without `splash2txt`)
+ - `src/tools`
  - `src/mpiInfo`
  - `test`
 
 
-### PMacc & splash2txt
+### PMacc
 
 All **libraries** are licensed under the **LGPLv3+**. See
 [COPYING.LESSER](COPYING.LESSER).
 If not stated otherwise explicitly, that affects:
  - `include/pmacc`
  - `share/pmacc`
- - `src/tools/splash2txt`
 
 
 ### Documentation

README.md

@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ a wide range of tools and diagnostics, e.g.:
 - online, far-field radiation diagnostics for coherent and incoherent radiation
   emitted by charged particles
 - full restart and output capabilities via [openPMD](http://openPMD.org),
-  including [parallel HDF5](http://hdfgroup.org/) (via
-  [libSplash](https://github.com/ComputationalRadiationPhysics/libSplash)) and
+  including [parallel HDF5](http://hdfgroup.org/)
 - 2D and 3D live view and diagnostics tools
 - a large selection of extensible
   [online-plugins](http://picongpu.readthedocs.io/en/latest/usage/plugins.html)

docs/source/install/libraryDependencies.dot

@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ digraph PIConGPU {
     hdf5 [label="hdf5-parallel"];
     mpi -> hdf5;
     zlib -> hdf5;
-    hdf5 -> libSplash;
-    boost -> libSplash [style=dashed label="tools"];
 
     adios [label="ADIOS"];
     mpi -> adios;

docs/source/install/profile.rst

@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ Summit (ORNL)
 **Production directory:** usually ``$PROJWORK/$proj/`` (`link <https://www.olcf.ornl.gov/for-users/system-user-guides/summit/summit-user-guide/#file-systems>`_).
 Note that ``$HOME`` is mounted on compute nodes as read-only.
 
-For this profile to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`libSplash and PNGwriter <install-dependencies>` manually.
-
 V100 GPUs (recommended)
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ Piz Daint (CSCS)
 
 **Production directory:** ``$SCRATCH`` (`link <https://user.cscs.ch/storage/file_systems/>`_).
 
-For this profile to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`boost, zlib, libpng, c-blosc, PNGwriter, libSplash and ADIOS <install-dependencies>` manually.
+For this profile to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`boost, zlib, libpng, c-blosc, PNGwriter and ADIOS <install-dependencies>` manually.
 
 .. note::
 
@@ -109,7 +107,7 @@ Taurus (TU Dresden)
 
 **Production directory:** ``/scratch/$USER/`` and ``/scratch/$proj/``
 
-For these profiles to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`PNGwriter and libSplash <install-dependencies>` manually.
+For these profiles to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`PNGwriter <install-dependencies>` manually.
 
 Queue: gpu1 (Nvidia K20x GPUs)
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -157,7 +155,7 @@ Lawrencium (LBNL)
 
 **Production directory:** ``/global/scratch/$USER/``
 
-For this profile to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`boost, PNGwriter and libSplash <install-dependencies>` manually.
+For this profile to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`boost and PNGwriter <install-dependencies>` manually.
 Additionally, you need to make the ``rsync`` command available as written below.
 
 .. literalinclude:: profiles/lawrencium-lbnl/picongpu.profile.example
@@ -172,7 +170,7 @@ Cori (NERSC)
 
 **Production directory:** ``$SCRATCH`` (`link <https://www.nersc.gov/users/storage-and-file-systems/>`_).
 
-For these profiles to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`PNGwriter and libSplash <install-dependencies>` manually.
+For these profiles to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`PNGwriter <install-dependencies>` manually.
 
 Queue: regular (Intel Xeon Phi - Knights Landing)
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -195,7 +193,7 @@ Draco (MPCDF)
 
 **Production directory:** ``/ptmp/$USER/``
 
-For this profile to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`libpng, PNGwriter and libSplash <install-dependencies>` manually.
+For this profile to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`libpng and PNGwriter <install-dependencies>` manually.
 
 .. literalinclude:: profiles/draco-mpcdf/picongpu.profile.example
    :language: bash
@@ -226,7 +224,7 @@ JURECA (JSC)
 
 **Production directory:** ``$SCRATCH`` (`link <http://www.fz-juelich.de/SharedDocs/FAQs/IAS/JSC/EN/JUST/FAQ_00_File_systems.html?nn=1297148>`_)
 
-For these profiles to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`PNGwriter, openPMD and libSplash <install-dependencies>`, for the gpus partition also :ref:`Boost and HDF5 <install-dependencies>`, manually.
+For these profiles to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`PNGwriter and openPMD <install-dependencies>`, for the gpus partition also :ref:`Boost and HDF5 <install-dependencies>`, manually.
 
 Queue: batch (2 x Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 CPUs, 12 Cores + 12 Hyperthreads/CPU)
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -255,7 +253,7 @@ JUWELS (JSC)
 
 **Production directory:** ``$SCRATCH`` (`link <http://www.fz-juelich.de/ias/jsc/EN/Expertise/Supercomputers/JUWELS/FAQ/juwels_FAQ_node.html#faq1495160>`_)
 
-For these profiles to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`PNGwriter, openPMD and libSplash <install-dependencies>`, for the gpus partition also :ref:`Boost and HDF5 <install-dependencies>`, manually.
+For these profiles to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`PNGwriter and openPMD <install-dependencies>`, for the gpus partition also :ref:`Boost and HDF5 <install-dependencies>`, manually.
 
 Queue: batch (2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 CPUs, 24 Cores + 24 Hyperthreads/CPU)
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -293,7 +291,7 @@ Ascent (ORNL)
 
 **Production directory:** usually ``$PROJWORK/$proj/`` (as on summit `link <https://www.olcf.ornl.gov/for-users/system-user-guides/summit/summit-user-guide/#file-systems>`_).
 
-For this profile to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`openPMD-api, libSplash and PNGwriter <install-dependencies>` manually or use pre-installed libraries in the shared project directory.
+For this profile to work, you need to download the :ref:`PIConGPU source code <install-dependencies-picongpu>` and install :ref:`openPMD-api and PNGwriter <install-dependencies>` manually or use pre-installed libraries in the shared project directory.
 
 V100 GPUs (recommended)
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^