From: David Wells <drwells@email.unc.edu>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2023 22:44:45 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: Deprecate the distorted child cell function.
X-Git-Tag: relicensing~386^2
X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.dealii.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=refs%2Fpull%2F16150%2Fhead;p=dealii.git

Deprecate the distorted child cell function.
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diff --git a/include/deal.II/grid/grid_tools.h b/include/deal.II/grid/grid_tools.h
index 7faf8c8afc..5192713c90 100644
--- a/include/deal.II/grid/grid_tools.h
+++ b/include/deal.II/grid/grid_tools.h
@@ -2795,9 +2795,14 @@ namespace GridTools
    * The first argument passed to the current function is typically the
    * exception thrown by the Triangulation::execute_coarsening_and_refinement
    * function.
+   *
+   * @deprecated This function predates deal.II's use of manifolds and use of
+   * cell-local transfinite interpolation to place new points and is no longer
+   * necessary. See Manifolds::get_default_points_and_weights() for more
+   * information.
    */
   template <int dim, int spacedim>
-  typename Triangulation<dim, spacedim>::DistortedCellList
+  DEAL_II_DEPRECATED typename Triangulation<dim, spacedim>::DistortedCellList
   fix_up_distorted_child_cells(
     const typename Triangulation<dim, spacedim>::DistortedCellList
                                  &distorted_cells,