Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/Makefile.am
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/Makefile.am	(revision 18895)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/Makefile.am	(revision 18896)
@@ -346,4 +346,5 @@
 					./cores/CorePointerFromSolutionEnum.cpp\
 					./cores/ad_core.cpp\
+					./cores/adgradient_core.cpp\
 					./main/EnvironmentInit.cpp\
 					./main/EnvironmentFinalize.cpp\
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/adgradient_core.cpp
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/adgradient_core.cpp	(revision 18896)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/adgradient_core.cpp	(revision 18896)
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+/*!\file adgradient_core
+ * \brief: compute gradient for all scalar depenendents, then sum them up as output. This relies mainly on the fos_reverse 
+ * driver, hence the incapacity to merge this with ad_core.cpp.
+ */
+
+/*Includes: {{{*/
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+	#include <config.h>
+#else
+#error "Cannot compile with HAVE_CONFIG_H symbol! run configure first!"
+#endif
+
+#include <set>
+#include "./cores.h"
+#include "../toolkits/toolkits.h"
+#include "../classes/classes.h"
+#include "../shared/shared.h"
+#include "../modules/modules.h"
+#include "../solutionsequences/solutionsequences.h"
+/*}}}*/
+
+void adgradient_core(FemModel* femmodel){
+
+	/*diverse: */
+	int     i;
+	int     dummy;
+	int     num_dependents=0;
+	int     num_dependents_old=0;
+	int     num_independents=0;
+	bool    isautodiff       = false;
+	int     aDepIndex=0;
+	int     my_rank=IssmComm::GetRank();
+
+	/*state variables: */
+	IssmDouble *axp = NULL;
+	IssmPDouble     *xp  = NULL;
+
+	/*intermediary: */
+	IssmPDouble *aWeightVector=NULL;
+	IssmPDouble *weightVectorTimesJac=NULL;
+	
+	/*output: */
+	IssmPDouble *totalgradient=NULL;
+
+	/*AD mode on?: */
+	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&isautodiff,AutodiffIsautodiffEnum);
+
+	if(isautodiff){
+
+		#ifdef _HAVE_ADOLC_
+			if(VerboseAutodiff())_printf0_("   start ad core\n"); 
+
+			/*First, stop tracing: */
+			trace_off();
+		
+			/*retrieve parameters: */
+			femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&num_dependents,AutodiffNumDependentsEnum);
+			femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&num_independents,AutodiffNumIndependentsEnum);
+			
+			/*if no dependents, no point in running a driver: */
+			if(!(num_dependents*num_independents)) return;
+
+			/*for adolc to run in parallel, we 0 out on rank~=0. But we still keep track of num_dependents:*/
+			num_dependents_old=num_dependents;
+			if (my_rank!=0){
+				num_dependents=0; num_independents=0;
+			}
+			
+			/*retrieve state variable: */
+			femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&axp,&dummy,AutodiffXpEnum);
+			
+			/* driver argument */
+			xp=xNew<double>(num_independents);
+			for(i=0;i<num_independents;i++){
+				xp[i]=reCast<double,IssmDouble>(axp[i]);
+			}
+
+			/*get the EDF pointer:*/
+			ext_diff_fct *anEDF_for_solverx_p=xDynamicCast<GenericParam<Adolc_edf> * >(femmodel->parameters->FindParamObject(AdolcParamEnum))->GetParameterValue().myEDF_for_solverx_p;
+
+			/* these are always needed regardless of the interpreter */
+			anEDF_for_solverx_p->dp_x=xNew<double>(anEDF_for_solverx_p->max_n);
+			anEDF_for_solverx_p->dp_y=xNew<double>(anEDF_for_solverx_p->max_m);
+
+			/* Ok, now we are going to call the fos_reverse in a loop on the index, from 0 to num_dependents, so 
+			 * as to generate num_dependents gradients: */
+
+			/*Initialize outputs: */
+			totalgradient=xNewZeroInit<IssmPDouble>(num_independents);
+			
+			for(aDepIndex=0;aDepIndex<num_dependents_old;aDepIndex++){
+
+				/*initialize direction index in the weights vector: */
+				aWeightVector=xNewZeroInit<IssmPDouble>(num_dependents);
+				if (my_rank==0) aWeightVector[aDepIndex]=1.0;
+				
+				/*initialize output gradient: */
+				weightVectorTimesJac=xNew<IssmPDouble>(num_independents);
+
+				/*set the forward method function pointer: */
+				#ifdef _HAVE_GSL_
+				anEDF_for_solverx_p->fos_reverse=EDF_fos_reverse_for_solverx;
+				#endif
+				#ifdef _HAVE_MUMPS_
+				anEDF_for_solverx_p->fos_reverse_iArr=fos_reverse_mumpsSolveEDF;
+				#endif
+
+				anEDF_for_solverx_p->dp_U=xNew<IssmPDouble>(anEDF_for_solverx_p->max_m);
+				anEDF_for_solverx_p->dp_Z=xNew<IssmPDouble>(anEDF_for_solverx_p->max_n);
+
+				/*call driver: */
+				fos_reverse(my_rank,num_dependents,num_independents, aWeightVector, weightVectorTimesJac );
+
+				/*Add to totalgradient: */
+				if(my_rank==0)for(i=0;i<num_independents;i++)totalgradient[i]+=weightVectorTimesJac[i];
+
+				/*free resources :*/
+				xDelete(weightVectorTimesJac);
+				xDelete(aWeightVector);
+			}
+		
+			/*add totalgradient to results*/
+			femmodel->results->AddObject(new GenericExternalResult<IssmPDouble*>(femmodel->results->Size()+1,AutodiffJacobianEnum,totalgradient,num_independents,1,1,0.0));
+
+			if(VerboseAutodiff())_printf0_("   end ad core\n");
+			
+			/* delete the allocated space for the parameters and free ressources:{{{*/
+			xDelete(anEDF_for_solverx_p->dp_x);
+			xDelete(anEDF_for_solverx_p->dp_X);
+			xDelete(anEDF_for_solverx_p->dpp_X);
+			xDelete(anEDF_for_solverx_p->dp_y);
+			xDelete(anEDF_for_solverx_p->dp_Y);
+			xDelete(anEDF_for_solverx_p->dpp_Y);
+			xDelete(anEDF_for_solverx_p->dp_U);
+			xDelete(anEDF_for_solverx_p->dpp_U);
+			xDelete(anEDF_for_solverx_p->dp_Z);
+			xDelete(anEDF_for_solverx_p->dpp_Z);
+			xDelete(xp);
+			xDelete(totalgradient);
+			xDelete(axp); /*}}}*/
+		#else
+			_error_("Should not be requesting AD drivers when an AD library is not available!");
+		#endif
+	}
+}
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/controlad_core.cpp
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/controlad_core.cpp	(revision 18895)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/controlad_core.cpp	(revision 18896)
@@ -216,5 +216,5 @@
 	
 	/*Compute gradient using AD. Gradient is in the results after the ad_core is called*/
-	ad_core(femmodel); 
+	adgradient_core(femmodel); 
 
 	if(IssmComm::GetRank()==0){
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/cores.h
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/cores.h	(revision 18895)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/cores.h	(revision 18896)
@@ -43,4 +43,5 @@
 void dakota_core(FemModel* femmodel);
 void ad_core(FemModel* femmodel);
+void adgradient_core(FemModel* femmodel);
 void dummy_core(FemModel* femmodel);
 void gia_core(FemModel* femmodel);