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<p>
<i>64bit indices</i>: By default, deal.II use unsigned int (32bit)
- indices. This limits the number of unknowns to approximately four
+ indices for degrees of freedom, using
+ the <code>types::global_dof_index</code> type. This limits the number of
+ unknowns to approximately four
billions. If larger problem must be solved, pass the
<code>-DDEAL_II_WITH_64BIT_INDICES=ON</code> argument to
- <code>cmake</code>. To use this option with PETSc, PESTc must be compiled
+ <code>cmake</code>. You will not be able to solve problems of this size on
+ a single machine, but only when using clusters of computers and linear
+ algebra packages PETSc or Trilinos.
+ To use this option with PETSc, PESTc must be compiled
with the option <code>--with-64-bit-indices</code>. To use this option
with Trilinos, Trilinos 11.2 or later is needed (there is a bug in
- Trilinos 11.0 that prevent the use of 64bit indices).
+ Trilinos 11.0 that prevents the use of 64bit indices).
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