Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/solvers/issmsolver.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/solvers/issmsolver.m	(revision 14669)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/solvers/issmsolver.m	(revision 14669)
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+function issmoptions=issmsolver(varargin)
+%ISSMSOLVER - 
+%
+%   Usage:
+%      options=issmsolver;
+
+%retrieve options provided in varargin
+options=pairoptions(varargin{:});
+issmoptions=struct();
+
+%default issmoptions options
+issmoptions.toolkit='issm';
+issmoptions.mat_type=getfieldvalue(options,'mat_type','mpidense');
+issmoptions.vec_type=getfieldvalue(options,'mat_type','mpi');