From: Wolfgang Bangerth <bangerth@colostate.edu>
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 03:59:41 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: Mark GeometryInfo as deprecated in favor of ReferenceCell.
X-Git-Tag: v9.3.0-rc1~413^2
X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.dealii.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=b4eca22f36747017df16fbc707fb1ce7fe7aefe4;p=dealii.git

Mark GeometryInfo as deprecated in favor of ReferenceCell.
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diff --git a/include/deal.II/base/geometry_info.h b/include/deal.II/base/geometry_info.h
index 6f7c4fd39e..299637b5c1 100644
--- a/include/deal.II/base/geometry_info.h
+++ b/include/deal.II/base/geometry_info.h
@@ -1215,6 +1215,9 @@ struct GeometryInfo;
 
 
 /**
+ * This class provides a description of zero-dimensional cells. It has been
+ * superseded by the ReferenceCell class -- see there for more information.
+ *
  * Topological description of zero dimensional cells, i.e. points. This class
  * might not look too useful but often is if in a certain dimension we would
  * like to enquire information about objects with dimension one lower than the
@@ -1434,6 +1437,9 @@ struct GeometryInfo<0>
  * This class provides dimension independent information to all topological
  * structures that make up the unit, or
  * @ref GlossReferenceCell "reference cell".
+ * This class has been
+ * superseded by the ReferenceCell class -- see there for more information.
+ *
  *
  * It is the one central point in the library where information about the
  * numbering of vertices, lines, or faces of the reference cell is collected.
diff --git a/include/deal.II/grid/reference_cell.h b/include/deal.II/grid/reference_cell.h
index 99569b072a..39b76d0d05 100644
--- a/include/deal.II/grid/reference_cell.h
+++ b/include/deal.II/grid/reference_cell.h
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ namespace internal
  * all of the possible values. User codes should therefore rely
  * exclusively on assigning ReferenceCell objects from these special
  * objects, and comparing against those special objects.
+ *
+ * The purposes and intents of this class are described in the
+ * @ref GlossReferenceCell "reference cell" glossary entry.
+ *
+ * @ingroup grid geomprimitives aniso
  */
 class ReferenceCell
 {