DLR-AMR · lenaploetzke · Feb 3, 2026 · Feb 3, 2026 · Feb 3, 2026
diff --git a/src/t8.h b/src/t8.h
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ t8_productionf (const char *fmt, ...)
 /** Log a message, no matter what rank, with priority SC_LP_DEBUG.
  * \param [in] fmt          Printf-style format string.
  * \note This function does not print anything unless t8code was compiled
- * in debug mode (--enable-debug, T8_ENABLE_DEBUG was defined).
+ * in debug mode (using -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug, so T8_ENABLE_DEBUG is defined).
  */
 void
 t8_debugf (const char *fmt, ...)

diff --git a/src/t8_cmesh/t8_cmesh.cxx b/src/t8_cmesh/t8_cmesh.cxx
@@ -1368,7 +1368,8 @@ t8_cmesh_debug_print_trees ([[maybe_unused]] const t8_cmesh_t cmesh, [[maybe_unu
   }
 
 #else
-  t8_global_errorf ("Do not call t8_cmesh_debug_print_trees if t8code is not compiled with --enable-debug.\n");
+  t8_global_errorf (
+    "Do not call t8_cmesh_debug_print_trees if t8code is not compiled with -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug.\n");
 #endif /* T8_ENABLE_DEBUG */
 }
 

diff --git a/src/t8_vtk/t8_vtk_write_ASCII.hxx b/src/t8_vtk/t8_vtk_write_ASCII.hxx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 /** Write the forest in .pvtu file format. Writes one .vtu file per
  * process and a meta .pvtu file.
  * This function writes ASCII files and can be used when
- * t8code is not configure with "--enable-vtk" and
+ * t8code is not configured with "-DT8CODE_ENABLE_VTK=ON" and
  * \ref t8_forest_vtk_write_file_via_API is not available.
  * \param [in]  forest    The forest.
  * \param [in]  fileprefix  The prefix of the output files.
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ t8_forest_vtk_write_ASCII (t8_forest_t forest, const char *fileprefix, const int
 /** Write the cmesh in .pvtu file format. Writes one .vtu file per
  * process and a meta .pvtu file.
  * This function writes ASCII files and can be used when
- * t8code is not configure with "--enable-vtk" and
+ * t8code is not configured with "-DT8CODE_ENABLE_VTK=ON" and
  * \ref t8_cmesh_vtk_write_file_via_API is not available.
  * \param [in]  cmesh    The cmesh.
  * \param [in]  fileprefix  The prefix of the output files.

diff --git a/src/t8_vtk/t8_vtk_writer.h b/src/t8_vtk/t8_vtk_writer.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ T8_EXTERN_C_BEGIN ();
 /**
  * Translate a forest into a vtkUnstructuredGrid with respect to the given flags. 
  * This function uses the vtk library. t8code must be configured with
- * "--enable-vtk" in order to use it.
+ * "-DT8CODE_ENABLE_VTK=ON" in order to use it.
  * \param [in]  forest    The forest.
  * \param[in, out] unstructuredGrid 
  * \param [in]  write_treeid If true, the global tree id is written for each element.
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ t8_forest_to_vtkUnstructuredGrid (t8_forest_t forest, vtkSmartPointer<vtkUnstruc
 /** Write the forest in .pvtu file format. Writes one .vtu file per
  * process and a meta .pvtu file.
  * This function uses the vtk library. t8code must be configured with
- * "--enable-vtk" in order to use it.
+ * "-DT8CODE_ENABLE_VTK=ON" in order to use it.
  * Currently does not support pyramid elements.
  * \param [in]  forest    The forest.
  * \param [in]  fileprefix The prefix of the output files. The meta file will be named \a fileprefix.pvtu .
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ t8_forest_vtk_write_file_via_API (t8_forest_t forest, const char *fileprefix, co
 /** Write the forest in .pvtu file format. Writes one .vtu file per
  * process and a meta .pvtu file.
  * This function writes ASCII files and can be used when
- * t8code is not configure with "--enable-vtk" and
+ * t8code is not configured with "-DT8CODE_ENABLE_VTK=ON" and
  * \ref t8_forest_vtk_write_file_via_API is not available.
  * \param [in]  forest    The forest.
  * \param [in]  fileprefix  The prefix of the output files.
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ t8_forest_vtk_write_file (t8_forest_t forest, const char *fileprefix, const int
  * Write the cmesh in .pvtu file format. Writes one .vtu file per
  * process and a meta .pvtu file.
  * This function uses the vtk library. t8code must be configured with
- * "--enable-vtk" in order to use it.
+ * "-DT8CODE_ENABLE_VTK=ON" in order to use it.
  * 
  * \param[in] cmesh The cmesh
  * \param[in] fileprefix The prefix of the output files
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ t8_cmesh_vtk_write_file_via_API (t8_cmesh_t cmesh, const char *fileprefix, sc_MP
  * Write the cmesh in .pvtu file format. Writes one .vtu file per
  * process and a meta .pvtu file.
  * This function writes ASCII files and can be used when
- * t8code is not configure with "--enable-vtk" and
+ * t8code is not configured with "-DT8CODE_ENABLE_VTK=ON" and
  * \ref t8_cmesh_vtk_write_file_via_API is not available. 
  * 
  * \param[in] cmesh The cmesh
  * \param[in] fileprefix The prefix of the output files 
- * \return int 
+ * \return 0 if successful, non-zero otherwise
  */
 int
 t8_cmesh_vtk_write_file (t8_cmesh_t cmesh, const char *fileprefix);

diff --git a/test/t8_gtest_netcdf_linkage.cxx b/test/t8_gtest_netcdf_linkage.cxx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 /* In this test we create a netcdf in memory file and close it.
  * The purpose of this test is to check whether t8code successfully links
  * against netcdf.
- * If t8code was not configured with --enable-netcdf then this test
+ * If t8code was not configured with --DT8CODE_ENABLE_NETCDF=ON then this test
  * does nothing and is always passed.
  */
 

diff --git a/test/t8_gtest_occ_linkage.cxx b/test/t8_gtest_occ_linkage.cxx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 /* In this test we create an occ gp_Pnt object.
  * The purpose of this test is to check whether t8code successfully links
  * against occ.
- * If t8code was not configured with --enable-occ then this test
+ * If t8code was not configured with -DT8CODE_ENABLE_OCC=ON then this test
  * does nothing and is always passed.
  */
 

diff --git a/test/t8_gtest_vtk_linkage.cxx b/test/t8_gtest_vtk_linkage.cxx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  * linked.
  * The purpose of this test is to check whether t8code successfully links
  * against vtk.
- * If t8code was not configured with --enable-vtk then this test
+ * If t8code was not compiled with -DT8CODE_ENABLE_VTK=ON then this test
  * does nothing and is always passed.
  */
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>

diff --git a/tutorials/general/t8_step3_adapt_forest.cxx b/tutorials/general/t8_step3_adapt_forest.cxx
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ t8_step3_adapt_callback (t8_forest_t forest, t8_forest_t forest_from, t8_locidx_
   const struct t8_step3_adapt_data *adapt_data = (const struct t8_step3_adapt_data *) t8_forest_get_user_data (forest);
   double dist; /* Will store the distance of the element's midpoint and the sphere midpoint. */
 
-  /* You can use T8_ASSERT for assertions that are active in debug mode (when configured with --enable-debug).
+  /* You can use T8_ASSERT for assertions that are active in debug mode (when compiled with -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug).
    * If the condition is not true, then the code will abort.
    * In this case, we want to make sure that we actually did set a user pointer to forest and thus
    * did not get the NULL pointer from t8_forest_get_user_data.

diff --git a/tutorials/general/t8_step7_interpolation.cxx b/tutorials/general/t8_step7_interpolation.cxx
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ t8_step7_adapt_callback (t8_forest_t forest, t8_forest_t forest_from, t8_locidx_
   const struct t8_step7_adapt_data *adapt_data = (const struct t8_step7_adapt_data *) t8_forest_get_user_data (forest);
   double dist; /* Will store the distance of the element's midpoint and the sphere midpoint. */
 
-  /* You can use T8_ASSERT for assertions that are active in debug mode (when configured with --enable-debug).
+  /* You can use T8_ASSERT for assertions that are active in debug mode (when compiled with -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug).
    * If the condition is not true, then the code will abort.
    * In this case, we want to make sure that we actually did set a user pointer to forest and thus
    * did not get the NULL pointer from t8_forest_get_user_data.