Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/transient_core.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/transient_core.cpp	(revision 25465)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/cores/transient_core.cpp	(revision 25466)
@@ -73,18 +73,8 @@
 	#endif
 
-	IssmDouble  output_value;
-	int         num_dependents;
-	IssmPDouble *dependents;
-	DataSet*    dependent_objects=NULL;
-	IssmDouble  J=0.;
-
+	DataSet* dependent_objects=NULL;
 	if(iscontrol && isautodiff){
-
-		femmodel->parameters->SetParam(starttime,TimeEnum);
-		femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&num_dependents,AutodiffNumDependentsEnum);
+		femmodel->parameters->SetParam(starttime,TimeEnum); /*FIXME: DO WE REALLY NEED THIS?*/
 		femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&dependent_objects,AutodiffDependentObjectsEnum);
-
-		/*Go through our dependent variables, and compute the response:*/
-		dependents=xNew<IssmPDouble>(num_dependents);
 	}
 
@@ -158,8 +148,9 @@
 			for(int i=0;i<dependent_objects->Size();i++){
 				DependentObject* dep=(DependentObject*)dependent_objects->GetObjectByOffset(i);
-				 dep->Responsex(&output_value,femmodel);
-				 dep->AddValue(output_value);
-				}
+				IssmDouble  output_value;
+				dep->Responsex(&output_value,femmodel);
+				dep->AddValue(output_value);
 			}
+		}
 	}
 
@@ -284,2 +275,103 @@
 
 }/*}}}*/
+
+#ifdef _HAVE_CODIPACK_
+void transient_ad(FemModel* femmodel){/*{{{*/
+
+	/*parameters: */
+	IssmDouble finaltime,dt,yts,starttime;
+	bool       isoceancoupling,iscontrol,isautodiff,isgroundingline,isslr;
+	bool       save_results,dakota_analysis;
+	int        timestepping;
+	int        output_frequency;
+	int        sb_coupling_frequency;
+	int        recording_frequency;
+	int        groundingline_migration,smb_model,amr_frequency,amr_restart;
+	int        numoutputs;
+	char     **requested_outputs = NULL;
+
+	/*intermediary: */
+	int        step;
+	IssmDouble time;
+
+	/*first, figure out if there was a check point, if so, do a reset of the FemModel* femmodel structure. */
+	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&recording_frequency,SettingsRecordingFrequencyEnum);
+	if(recording_frequency) femmodel->Restart();
+
+	/*then recover parameters common to all solutions*/
+	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&step,StepEnum);
+	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&time,TimeEnum);
+	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&finaltime,TimesteppingFinalTimeEnum);
+	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&starttime,TimesteppingStartTimeEnum);
+	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&yts,ConstantsYtsEnum);
+	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&dakota_analysis,QmuIsdakotaEnum);
+	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&output_frequency,SettingsOutputFrequencyEnum);
+	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&sb_coupling_frequency,SettingsSbCouplingFrequencyEnum);
+	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&timestepping,TimesteppingTypeEnum);
+	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&isslr,TransientIsslrEnum);
+	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&isgroundingline,TransientIsgroundinglineEnum);
+	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&amr_frequency,TransientAmrFrequencyEnum);
+	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&iscontrol,InversionIscontrolEnum);
+	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&isautodiff,AutodiffIsautodiffEnum);
+	femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&numoutputs,TransientNumRequestedOutputsEnum);
+	if(isgroundingline) femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&groundingline_migration,GroundinglineMigrationEnum);
+	if(numoutputs)      femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&requested_outputs,&numoutputs,TransientRequestedOutputsEnum);
+
+	DataSet*    dependent_objects=NULL;
+	if(iscontrol){
+		femmodel->parameters->SetParam(starttime,TimeEnum);
+		femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&dependent_objects,AutodiffDependentObjectsEnum);
+	}
+
+	if(isslr) sealevelrise_core_geometry(femmodel);
+
+	while(time < finaltime - (yts*DBL_EPSILON)){ //make sure we run up to finaltime.
+
+		/*Time Increment*/
+		switch(timestepping){
+			case AdaptiveTimesteppingEnum:
+				femmodel->TimeAdaptx(&dt);
+				if(time+dt>finaltime) dt=finaltime-time;
+				femmodel->parameters->SetParam(dt,TimesteppingTimeStepEnum);
+				break;
+			case FixedTimesteppingEnum:
+				femmodel->parameters->FindParam(&dt,TimesteppingTimeStepEnum);
+				break;
+			default:
+				_error_("Time stepping \""<<EnumToStringx(timestepping)<<"\" not supported yet");
+		}
+		step+=1;
+		time+=dt;
+		femmodel->parameters->SetParam(time,TimeEnum);
+		femmodel->parameters->SetParam(step,StepEnum);
+		femmodel->parameters->SetParam(false,SaveResultsEnum);
+
+		/*Run transient step!*/
+		transient_step(femmodel);
+
+		/*unload results*/
+		if(VerboseSolution()) _printf0_("   computing requested outputs\n");
+		femmodel->RequestedOutputsx(&femmodel->results,requested_outputs,numoutputs,false);
+
+		if(recording_frequency && (step%recording_frequency==0)){
+			if(VerboseSolution()) _printf0_("   checkpointing model \n");
+			femmodel->CheckPoint();
+		}
+
+		/*Go through our dependent variables, and compute the response:*/
+		for(int i=0;i<dependent_objects->Size();i++){
+			DependentObject* dep=(DependentObject*)dependent_objects->GetObjectByOffset(i);
+			IssmDouble  output_value;
+			dep->Responsex(&output_value,femmodel);
+			dep->AddValue(output_value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if(!iscontrol) femmodel->RequestedDependentsx();
+	if(iscontrol) femmodel->parameters->SetParam(dependent_objects,AutodiffDependentObjectsEnum);
+
+	/*Free ressources:*/
+	if(numoutputs){for(int i=0;i<numoutputs;i++){xDelete<char>(requested_outputs[i]);} xDelete<char*>(requested_outputs);}
+
+}/*}}}*/
+#endif