Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/linux64_ross
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/linux64_ross	(revision 23548)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/linux64_ross	(revision 23549)
@@ -24,5 +24,4 @@
 	--with-fortran-lib="-L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.9 -lgfortran" \
 	--with-m1qn3-dir=$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/m1qn3/install \
-	--with-semic-dir=$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/semic/install \
 	--with-numthreads=4 \
 	--enable-development \
Index: sm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test246.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test246.m	(revision 23548)
+++ 	(revision )
@@ -1,56 +1,0 @@
-%Test Name: SquareShelfTranSemic
-md=triangle(model(),'../Exp/Square.exp',150000.);
-md=setmask(md,'all','');
-md=parameterize(md,'../Par/SquareShelf.par');
-
-% Use of SMBpddSicopolis
-md.smb = SMBsemic();
-% initalize pdd fields
-md.smb=initialize(md.smb,md);
-md.smb.s0gcm=md.geometry.surface;
-
-ONES=ones(md.mesh.numberofvertices,1);
-for iday=0:365
-	md.smb.dailytemperature(1:md.mesh.numberofvertices,iday+1)=252.8739*ONES;
-	md.smb.dailytemperature(md.mesh.numberofvertices+1,iday+1)=((iday+1)/12);
-	md.smb.dailysnowfall(1:md.mesh.numberofvertices,iday+1)=8.5503e-09*ONES;
-	md.smb.dailysnowfall(md.mesh.numberofvertices+1,iday+1)=((iday+1)/12);
-	md.smb.dailyrainfall(1:md.mesh.numberofvertices,iday+1)=1.7296e-09*ONES;
-	md.smb.dailyrainfall(md.mesh.numberofvertices+1,iday+1)=((iday+1)/12);
-	md.smb.dailydsradiation(1:md.mesh.numberofvertices,iday+1)=128.1702*ONES;
-	md.smb.dailydsradiation(md.mesh.numberofvertices+1,iday+1)=((iday+1)/12);
-	md.smb.dailydlradiation(1:md.mesh.numberofvertices,iday+1)=176.5667*ONES;
-	md.smb.dailydlradiation(md.mesh.numberofvertices+1,iday+1)=((iday+1)/12);
-	md.smb.dailywindspeed(1:md.mesh.numberofvertices,iday+1)=6.0741*ONES;
-	md.smb.dailywindspeed(md.mesh.numberofvertices+1,iday+1)=((iday+1)/12);
-	md.smb.dailyairdensity(1:md.mesh.numberofvertices,iday+1)=1.0729*ONES;
-	md.smb.dailyairdensity(md.mesh.numberofvertices+1,iday+1)=((iday+1)/12);
-	md.smb.dailyairhumidity(1:md.mesh.numberofvertices,iday+1)=9.6667e-04*ONES;
-	md.smb.dailyairhumidity(md.mesh.numberofvertices+1,iday+1)=((iday+1)/12); 
-	md.smb.dailypressure(1:md.mesh.numberofvertices,iday+1)=7.7841e+04*ONES;
-	md.smb.dailypressure(md.mesh.numberofvertices+1,iday+1)=((iday+1)/12); 
-end
-
-% time steps and resolution
-md.timestepping.time_step=0.5;
-md.settings.output_frequency=1;
-md.timestepping.final_time=1;
-
-md.transient.issmb=1;
-md.transient.ismasstransport=0;
-md.transient.isstressbalance=0;
-md.transient.isthermal=0;
-
-md.transient.requested_outputs={'default','TemperatureSEMIC'};
-md.cluster=generic('name',oshostname(),'np',4); % 3 for the cluster
-md=solve(md,'Transient');
-
-%Fields and tolerances to track changes
-field_names     ={'TemperatureSEMIC1','SmbMassBalance1','TemperatureSEMIC2','SmbMassBalance2'};
-field_tolerances={1e-13,1e-13,1e-13,1e-13};
-field_values={...
-	(md.results.TransientSolution(1).TemperatureSEMIC),...
-	(md.results.TransientSolution(1).SmbMassBalance),...
-	(md.results.TransientSolution(2).TemperatureSEMIC),...
-	(md.results.TransientSolution(2).SmbMassBalance),...
-	};
