How to use the yaml file

[rljacob]

Setting aside the format of the yaml file, we have a few ideas on how to use it.

[rljacob]

Topic: where does the generated code live? For Fortran, it would be E3SM/share/util. Where would the C++ file live so both Omega and EAMxx could find it?

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[rljacob]

During the IG telecon, we decided the c++ file could also live in E3SM/share/util

[rljacob]

Topic: How do you update the code with the constants? In the discussion on #2 it was decided that generating the code during the build is a bad idea because the generated file would be buried down in some EXEROOT sub dir and hard to find. Instead, the code will be generated externally and then commited to E3SM through a PR. That file needs to be versioned very carefuly and guarded against accidental changes. How will we do that? Say only one person can change it?

[rljacob]

We could try using this CODE OWNERS feature in github: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-code-owners