Changing vcluster initialization

CHANGELOG.md

 # Change Log
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.3.0] -
+
+### Added
+- Nothing to report
+
+### Fixed
+- Nothing to report
+
+### Changed
+- Eliminated global_v_cluster, init_global_v_cluster, delete_global_v_cluster, 
+  substituted by 
+  create_vcluster, openfpm_init, openfpm_delete
+
 ## [0.2.1] - 
 
 ### Changed

build_pdata.sh

@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ then
  module load gcc/4.9.2
  ./install -s -c "--prefix=/home/jenkins/openfpm_install"
  make
+ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+   curl -X POST --data "payload={\"icon_emoji\": \":jenkins:\", \"username\": \"jenkins\"  , \"attachments\":[{ \"title\":\"Error:\", \"color\": \"#FF0000\", \"text\":\"$2 failed to complete the openfpm_pdata test \" }] }" https://hooks.slack.com/services/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
+   exit 1 ;
+ fi
+
  make install
 
  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -261,6 +266,11 @@ else
  echo "Compiling general"
  source ~/.bashrc
  ./install -s
+ make
+ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+   curl -X POST --data "payload={\"icon_emoji\": \":jenkins:\", \"username\": \"jenkins\"  , \"attachments\":[{ \"title\":\"Error:\", \"color\": \"#FF0000\", \"text\":\"$2 failed to complete the openfpm_pdata test \" }] }" https://hooks.slack.com/services/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
+   exit 1 ;
+ fi
 
  mpirun -np 1 ./src/pdata
  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then

example/Grid/0_simple/main.cpp

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	// * domain: where the grid is defined
 	// * g: ghost extension
 	//
-	grid_dist_id<3, float, aggregate<float[3]>, CartDecomposition<3,float>> g_dist(sz,domain,g);
+	grid_dist_id<3, float, aggregate<float[3]>> g_dist(sz,domain,g);
 	
 	// ### WIKI 5 ###
 	//

example/Grid/1_stencil/main.cpp

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	// * domain: where the grid is defined
 	// * g: ghost extension
 	//
-	grid_dist_id<3, float, grid_point, CartDecomposition<3,float>> g_dist(sz,domain,g);
+	grid_dist_id<3, float, grid_point> g_dist(sz,domain,g);
 
 	// ### WIKI 5 ###
 	//

example/Vector/0_simple/main.cpp

@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	// * Type of the space, float (2° template parameters)
 	// * Information stored by each object (3* template parameters), in this case a Point_test store 4 scalars
 	//   1 vector and an asymmetric tensor of rank 2
-	// * Strategy used to decompose the space
 	// 
 	// Constructor instead require:
 	//
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	// objects with an undefined position in space. This non-space decomposition is also called data-driven
 	// decomposition
 	//
-	vector_dist<2,float, Particle<float>, CartDecomposition<2,float> > vd(4096,domain,bc,g);
+	vector_dist<2,float, Particle<float> > vd(4096,domain,bc,g);
 
 	//
 	// ### WIKI 5 ###

example/Vector/1_celllist/main.cpp

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	// scalar double, a vector double[3], and a tensor or rank 2 double[3][3].
 	// In this case the vector contain 0 particles in total
 	//
-	vector_dist<3,float, aggregate<double,double[3],double[3][3]>, CartDecomposition<3,float> > vd(0,box,bc,ghost);
+	vector_dist<3,float, aggregate<double,double[3],double[3][3]> > vd(0,box,bc,ghost);
 
 	//
 	// ### WIKI 4 ###

example/Vector/1_verlet/main.cpp

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	// scalar double, a vector double[3], and a tensor or rank 2 double[3][3].
 	// In this case the vector contain 0 particles in total
 	//
-	vector_dist<3,float, aggregate<double,double[3],double[3][3]>, CartDecomposition<3,float> > vd(0,box,bc,ghost);
+	vector_dist<3,float, aggregate<double,double[3],double[3][3]> > vd(0,box,bc,ghost);
 
 	//
 	// ### WIKI 4 ###

images/CartDecomposition_gen_vtk.cpp

@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
 int main(int argc, char ** argv)
 {
 	// Initialize the global VCluster
-	init_global_v_cluster(&argc,&argv);
+	openfpm_init(&argc,&argv);
 
 	// Vcluster
-	Vcluster & vcl = *global_v_cluster;
+	Vcluster & vcl = create_vcluster();
 
 	//! [Create CartDecomposition vtk gen]
 	CartDecomposition<2,float> dec(vcl);
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv)
 
 	//! [Create CartDecomposition]
 
-	delete &vcl;
+	// deinitialize the library
+	openfpm_finalize();
 }
 

images/vector.cpp

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	// Here we Initialize the library, than we create a uniform random generator between 0 and 1 to to generate particles
 	// randomly in the domain, we create a Box that define our domain, boundary conditions, and ghost
 	//
-	init_global_v_cluster(&argc,&argv);
-	Vcluster & v_cl = *global_v_cluster;
+	openfpm_init(&argc,&argv);
+	Vcluster & v_cl = create_vcluster();
 	
 	typedef Point<2,float> s;
 
@@ -90,5 +90,5 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 		vd.write("Vector/vector_move",i);
 	}
 
-	delete_global_v_cluster();
+	openfpm_finalize();
 }

openfpm_io @ d07c3c78

-Subproject commit b5dbab02939cabadaa8ffc398a672dd2d13f9ae4
+Subproject commit d07c3c7848e446437526d0bbda0843c18ab6a925

openfpm_numerics @ f94c71e6

-Subproject commit 48eca62b3223c084608e4ac031cc70a15d8ba977
+Subproject commit f94c71e644d0e7a36c86185174da186a2b352b3b

openfpm_vcluster @ 02c93554

-Subproject commit 2eb8e4318e89a14d7891ee1af6723175fc856476
+Subproject commit 02c935545524000d318f0b84578af704896eeee4

src/Decomposition/CartDecomposition_unit_test.hpp

@@ -55,10 +55,7 @@ void setComputationCosts3D(CartDecomposition<3, float> &dec, size_t n_v, Point<3
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( CartDecomposition_non_periodic_test)
 {
 	// Vcluster
-	Vcluster & vcl = *global_v_cluster;
-
-	// Initialize the global VCluster
-	init_global_v_cluster(&boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argc,&boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argv);
+	Vcluster & vcl = create_vcluster();
 
 	//! [Create CartDecomposition]
 	CartDecomposition<3, float> dec(vcl);
@@ -150,10 +147,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( CartDecomposition_non_periodic_test)
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( CartDecomposition_periodic_test)
 {
 	// Vcluster
-	Vcluster & vcl = *global_v_cluster;
-
-	// Initialize the global VCluster
-	init_global_v_cluster(&boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argc,&boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argv);
+	Vcluster & vcl = create_vcluster();
 
 	//! [Create CartDecomposition]
 	CartDecomposition<3, float> dec(vcl);
@@ -248,10 +242,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( CartDecomposition_periodic_test)
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( CartDecomposition_ext_non_periodic_test)
 {
 	// Vcluster
-	Vcluster & vcl = *global_v_cluster;
-
-	// Initialize the global VCluster
-	init_global_v_cluster(&boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argc,&boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argv);
+	Vcluster & vcl = create_vcluster();
 
 	//! [Create CartDecomposition]
 	CartDecomposition<3,float> dec(vcl);

src/Decomposition/Distribution/Distribution_unit_tests.hpp

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE (Distribution_test)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( Metis_distribution_test)
 {
-	Vcluster & v_cl = *global_v_cluster;
+	Vcluster & v_cl = create_vcluster();
 
 	if (v_cl.getProcessingUnits() != 3)
 	return;
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( Metis_distribution_test)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( Parmetis_distribution_test)
 {
-	Vcluster & v_cl = *global_v_cluster;
+	Vcluster & v_cl = create_vcluster();
 
 	if (v_cl.getProcessingUnits() != 3)
 	return;
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( Parmetis_distribution_test)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( DistParmetis_distribution_test)
 {
-	Vcluster & v_cl = *global_v_cluster;
+	Vcluster & v_cl = create_vcluster();
 
 	if (v_cl.getProcessingUnits() != 3)
 		return;
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( DistParmetis_distribution_test)
 
 void print_test_v(std::string test, size_t sz)
 {
-	if (global_v_cluster->getProcessUnitID() == 0)
+	if (create_vcluster().getProcessUnitID() == 0)
 		std::cout << test << " " << sz << "\n";
 }
 

src/Decomposition/Distribution/metis_util_unit_test.hpp

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE( Metis_test )
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( Metis_test_use)
 {
-	Vcluster & v_cl = *global_v_cluster;
+	Vcluster & v_cl = create_vcluster();
 
 	if (v_cl.getProcessingUnits() != 3)
 		return;

src/Decomposition/ORB.hpp

@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ public:
 	 *
 	 */
 	ORB(Box dom, size_t n_sub, loc_pos & lp)
-	:v_cl(*global_v_cluster),lp(lp)
+	:v_cl(create_vcluster()),lp(lp)
 	{
 		typedef ORB<dim,T,loc_wg,loc_pos,Box,Tree> ORB_class;
 

src/Decomposition/ORB_unit_test.hpp

@@ -17,12 +17,9 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE( ORB_test )
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( ORB_test_use)
 {
-	// Initialize the global VCluster
-	init_global_v_cluster(&boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argc,&boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argv);
-
     // set the seed
 	// create the random generator engine
-	std::srand(global_v_cluster->getProcessUnitID());
+	std::srand(create_vcluster().getProcessUnitID());
     std::default_random_engine eg;
     std::uniform_real_distribution<float> ud(0.0f, 1.0f);
 

src/Graph/DistGraphFactory.hpp

@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public:
 	//! Construct Cartesian graph
 	static Graph construct(const size_t (&sz)[dim], Box<dim, T> dom)
 	{
-		Vcluster &v_cl = *global_v_cluster;
+		Vcluster &v_cl = create_vcluster();
 
 		// Calculate the size of the hyper-cubes on each dimension
 		T szd[dim];
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ public:
 	//! Construct Cartesian graph
 	static Graph construct(const size_t (&sz)[dim], Box<dim, T> dom)
 	{
-		Vcluster &v_cl = *global_v_cluster;
+		Vcluster &v_cl = create_vcluster();
 
 		// Calculate the size of the hyper-cubes on each dimension
 

src/Graph/dist_map_graph.hpp

@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ public:
 	 *
 	 */
 	DistGraph_CSR(const DistGraph_CSR & dg) :
-			vcl(*global_v_cluster)
+			vcl(create_vcluster())
 	{
 		this->operator=(dg);
 	}
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ public:
 	 *
 	 */
 	DistGraph_CSR(DistGraph_CSR && dg) :
-			vcl(*global_v_cluster)
+			vcl(create_vcluster())
 	{
 		this->operator=(dg);
 	}
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ public:
 	 *
 	 */
 	DistGraph_CSR(size_t n_vertex, size_t n_slot) :
-			vcl(*global_v_cluster), v_slot(n_slot)
+			vcl(create_vcluster()), v_slot(n_slot)
 	{
 		// Creating n_vertex into the graph
 		v.resize(n_vertex);

src/Graph/dist_map_graph_unit_test.hpp

@@ -127,10 +127,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( dist_map_graph_use)
 {
 
 	//! Vcluster
-	Vcluster & vcl = *global_v_cluster;
-
-	//! Initialize the global VCluster
-	init_global_v_cluster(&boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argc,&boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argv);
+	Vcluster & vcl = create_vcluster();
 
 	if(vcl.getProcessingUnits() != 4)
 		return;
@@ -244,14 +241,11 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( dist_map_graph_use)
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( dist_map_graph_use_redistribution)
 {
 	//! Vcluster
-	Vcluster & vcl = *global_v_cluster;
+	Vcluster & vcl = create_vcluster();
 
 	if(vcl.getProcessingUnits() != 4)
 		return;
 
-	//! Initialize the global VCluster
-	init_global_v_cluster(&boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argc,&boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argv);
-
 	//! Cartesian grid
 	size_t sz[2] = { 4, 4 };
 
@@ -330,14 +324,11 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( dist_map_graph_use_redistribution)
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( dist_map_graph_use_free_add)
 {
 	// Vcluster
-	Vcluster & vcl = *global_v_cluster;
+	Vcluster & vcl = create_vcluster();
 
 	if(vcl.getProcessingUnits() != 4)
 		return;
 
-	// Initialize the global VCluster
-	init_global_v_cluster(&boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argc,&boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argv);
-
 	// [create graph adding freely the vertices and the edges ]
 
 	// Distributed graph
@@ -489,14 +480,11 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( dist_map_graph_use_free_add)
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( dist_map_graph_use_multi_free_add)
 {
 	// Vcluster
-	Vcluster & vcl = *global_v_cluster;
+	Vcluster & vcl = create_vcluster();
 
 	if(vcl.getProcessingUnits() != 4)
 		return;
 
-	// Initialize the global VCluster
-	init_global_v_cluster(&boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argc, &boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite().argv);
-
 	// Distributed graph
 	DistGraph_CSR<vx, ed> gd;
 

src/Grid/grid_dist_id.hpp

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "VTKWriter/VTKWriter.hpp"
 #include "Packer_Unpacker/Packer.hpp"
 #include "Packer_Unpacker/Unpacker.hpp"
+#include "Decomposition/CartDecomposition.hpp"
 
 #define GRID_SUB_UNIT_FACTOR 64
 
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@
  * \snippet grid_dist_id_unit_test.hpp Construct two grid with the same decomposition
  *
  */
-template<unsigned int dim, typename St, typename T, typename Decomposition,typename Memory=HeapMemory , typename device_grid=grid_cpu<dim,T> >
+template<unsigned int dim, typename St, typename T, typename Decomposition = CartDecomposition<dim,St>,typename Memory=HeapMemory , typename device_grid=grid_cpu<dim,T> >
 class grid_dist_id
 {
 	// Domain
@@ -629,7 +630,7 @@ public:
 	 *
 	 */
 	template<typename H> grid_dist_id(const grid_dist_id<dim,St,H,typename Decomposition::base_type,Memory,grid_cpu<dim,H>> & g, const Ghost<dim,long int> & gh, Box<dim,size_t> ext)
-	:dec(*global_v_cluster),v_cl(*global_v_cluster)
+	:dec(create_vcluster()),v_cl(create_vcluster())
 	{
 #ifdef SE_CLASS2
 		check_new(this,8,GRID_DIST_EVENT,4);
@@ -672,7 +673,7 @@ public:
      *
      */
     grid_dist_id(const Decomposition & dec, const size_t (& g_sz)[dim], const Box<dim,St> & domain, const Ghost<dim,St> & ghost)
-    :domain(domain),ghost(ghost),dec(dec),v_cl(*global_v_cluster),ginfo(g_sz),ginfo_v(g_sz)
+    :domain(domain),ghost(ghost),dec(dec),v_cl(create_vcluster()),ginfo(g_sz),ginfo_v(g_sz)
 	{
 		// Increment the reference counter of the decomposition
 		this->dec.incRef();
@@ -690,7 +691,7 @@ public:
      *
      */
     grid_dist_id(Decomposition && dec, const size_t (& g_sz)[dim], const Box<dim,St> & domain, const Ghost<dim,St> & ghost)
-    :domain(domain),ghost(ghost),dec(dec),ginfo(g_sz),ginfo_v(g_sz),v_cl(*global_v_cluster)
+    :domain(domain),ghost(ghost),dec(dec),ginfo(g_sz),ginfo_v(g_sz),v_cl(create_vcluster())
 	{
 #ifdef SE_CLASS2
 		check_new(this,8,GRID_DIST_EVENT,4);
@@ -711,7 +712,7 @@ public:
      *
      */
 	grid_dist_id(const Decomposition & dec, const size_t (& g_sz)[dim],const Box<dim,St> & domain, const Ghost<dim,long int> & g)
-	:domain(domain),dec(*global_v_cluster),v_cl(*global_v_cluster),ginfo(g_sz),ginfo_v(g_sz)
+	:domain(domain),dec(create_vcluster()),v_cl(create_vcluster()),ginfo(g_sz),ginfo_v(g_sz)
 	{
 #ifdef SE_CLASS2
 		check_new(this,8,GRID_DIST_EVENT,4);
@@ -737,7 +738,7 @@ public:
      *
      */
 	grid_dist_id(Decomposition && dec, const size_t (& g_sz)[dim],const Box<dim,St> & domain, const Ghost<dim,long int> & g)
-	:domain(domain),dec(dec),v_cl(*global_v_cluster),ginfo(g_sz),ginfo_v(g_sz)
+	:domain(domain),dec(dec),v_cl(create_vcluster()),ginfo(g_sz),ginfo_v(g_sz)
 	{
 #ifdef SE_CLASS2
 		check_new(this,8,GRID_DIST_EVENT,4);
@@ -760,7 +761,7 @@ public:
      *
      */
 	grid_dist_id(const size_t (& g_sz)[dim],const Box<dim,St> & domain, const Ghost<dim,St> & g)
-	:domain(domain),ghost(g),dec(*global_v_cluster),v_cl(*global_v_cluster),ginfo(g_sz),ginfo_v(g_sz)
+	:domain(domain),ghost(g),dec(create_vcluster()),v_cl(create_vcluster()),ginfo(g_sz),ginfo_v(g_sz)
 	{
 #ifdef SE_CLASS2
 		check_new(this,8,GRID_DIST_EVENT,4);
@@ -784,7 +785,7 @@ public:
      *
      */
 	grid_dist_id(const size_t (& g_sz)[dim],const Box<dim,St> & domain, const Ghost<dim,long int> & g)
-	:domain(domain),dec(*global_v_cluster),v_cl(*global_v_cluster),ginfo(g_sz),ginfo_v(g_sz)
+	:domain(domain),dec(create_vcluster()),v_cl(create_vcluster()),ginfo(g_sz),ginfo_v(g_sz)
 	{
 #ifdef SE_CLASS2
 		check_new(this,8,GRID_DIST_EVENT,4);

src/Grid/grid_dist_id_unit_test_ext_dom.hpp

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ void Test3D_extended_grid(const Box<3,float> & domain, long int k)
 	big_step = (big_step == 0)?1:big_step;
 	long int small_step = 21;
 
-	Vcluster & v_cl = *global_v_cluster;
+	Vcluster & v_cl = create_vcluster();
 
 	if ( v_cl.getProcessingUnits() > 32 )
 		return;
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ void Test3D_extended_grid(const Box<3,float> & domain, long int k)
 	print_test( "Testing 3D extended grid k<=",k);
 
 	// factor
-	float factor = pow(global_v_cluster->getProcessingUnits()/2.0f,1.0f/3.0f);
+	float factor = pow(create_vcluster().getProcessingUnits()/2.0f,1.0f/3.0f);
 
 	// This test in order to work must have at least one ghost
 	for ( ; (0.01 / factor) > (domain.getHigh(0) - domain.getLow(0) / k) ; k-= (k > 2*big_step)?big_step:small_step )

src/Vector/vector_dist.hpp

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "Decomposition/common.hpp"
 #include "Grid/grid_dist_id_iterator_dec.hpp"
 #include "Vector/vector_dist_ofb.hpp"
+#include "Decomposition/CartDecomposition.hpp"
 
 #define V_SUB_UNIT_FACTOR 64
 
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-template<unsigned int dim, typename St, typename prop, typename Decomposition, typename Memory = HeapMemory>
+template<unsigned int dim, typename St, typename prop, typename Decomposition = CartDecomposition<dim,St>, typename Memory = HeapMemory>
 class vector_dist
 {
 private:
@@ -654,7 +655,7 @@ public:
 	 *
 	 */
 	vector_dist(size_t np, Box<dim, St> box, const size_t (&bc)[dim], const Ghost<dim, St> & g) :
-			dec(*global_v_cluster), v_cl(*global_v_cluster)
+			dec(create_vcluster()), v_cl(create_vcluster())
 	{
 #ifdef SE_CLASS2
 		check_new(this,8,VECTOR_DIST_EVENT,4);

src/Vector/vector_dist_unit_test.hpp

@@ -94,14 +94,14 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE( vector_dist_test )
 
 void print_test(std::string test, size_t sz)
 {
-	if (global_v_cluster->getProcessUnitID() == 0)
+	if (create_vcluster().getProcessUnitID() == 0)
 		std::cout << test << " " << sz << "\n";
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( vector_dist_ghost )
 {
 	// Communication object
-	Vcluster & v_cl = *global_v_cluster;
+	Vcluster & v_cl = create_vcluster();
 
 	typedef Point_test<float> p;
 	typedef Point<2,float> s;
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( vector_dist_ghost )
 	size_t bc[2]={NON_PERIODIC,NON_PERIODIC};
 
 	// Vector of particles
-	vector_dist<2,float, Point_test<float>, CartDecomposition<2,float> > vd(g_info.size(),box,bc,g);
+	vector_dist<2,float, Point_test<float> > vd(g_info.size(),box,bc,g);
 
 	// size_t
 	size_t cobj = 0;
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( vector_dist_ghost )
 
 void print_test_v(std::string test, size_t sz)
 {
-	if (global_v_cluster->getProcessUnitID() == 0)
+	if (create_vcluster().getProcessUnitID() == 0)
 		std::cout << test << " " << sz << "\n";
 }
 
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( vector_dist_iterator_test_use_2d )
 {
 	typedef Point<2,float> s;
 
-	Vcluster & v_cl = *global_v_cluster;
+	Vcluster & v_cl = create_vcluster();
 
     // set the seed
 	// create the random generator engine
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( vector_dist_iterator_test_use_2d )
 		// Boundary conditions
 		size_t bc[2]={NON_PERIODIC,NON_PERIODIC};
 
-		vector_dist<2,float, Point_test<float>, CartDecomposition<2,float> > vd(k,box,bc,Ghost<2,float>(0.0));
+		vector_dist<2,float, Point_test<float> > vd(k,box,bc,Ghost<2,float>(0.0));
 
 		auto it = vd.getIterator();
 
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( vector_dist_iterator_test_use_3d )
 {
 	typedef Point<3,float> s;
 
-	Vcluster & v_cl = *global_v_cluster;
+	Vcluster & v_cl = create_vcluster();
 
     // set the seed
 	// create the random generator engine
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( vector_dist_iterator_test_use_3d )
 		// Boundary conditions
 		size_t bc[3]={NON_PERIODIC,NON_PERIODIC,NON_PERIODIC};
 
-		vector_dist<3,float, Point_test<float>, CartDecomposition<3,float> > vd(k,box,bc,Ghost<3,float>(0.0));
+		vector_dist<3,float, Point_test<float> > vd(k,box,bc,Ghost<3,float>(0.0));
 
 		auto it = vd.getIterator();
 
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( vector_dist_periodic_test_use_2d )
 {
 	typedef Point<2,float> s;
 
-	Vcluster & v_cl = *global_v_cluster;
+	Vcluster & v_cl = create_vcluster();
 
     // set the seed
 	// create the random generator engine
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( vector_dist_periodic_test_use_2d )
 		size_t bc[2]={PERIODIC,PERIODIC};
 
 		// factor
-		float factor = pow(global_v_cluster->getProcessingUnits()/2.0f,1.0f/3.0f);
+		float factor = pow(create_vcluster().getProcessingUnits()/2.0f,1.0f/3.0f);
 
 		// ghost
 		Ghost<2,float> ghost(0.01 / factor);
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( vector_dist_periodic_test_use_3d )
 {
 	typedef Point<3,float> s;
 
-	Vcluster & v_cl = *global_v_cluster;
+	Vcluster & v_cl = create_vcluster();
 
     // set the seed
 	// create the random generator engine
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( vector_dist_periodic_test_use_3d )
 		size_t bc[3]={PERIODIC,PERIODIC,PERIODIC};
 
 		// factor
-		float factor = pow(global_v_cluster->getProcessingUnits()/2.0f,1.0f/3.0f);
+		float factor = pow(create_vcluster().getProcessingUnits()/2.0f,1.0f/3.0f);
 
 		// ghost
 		Ghost<3,float> ghost(0.05 / factor);
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( vector_dist_periodic_test_random_walk )
 {
 	typedef Point<3,float> s;
 
-	Vcluster & v_cl = *global_v_cluster;
+	Vcluster & v_cl = create_vcluster();
 
     // set the seed
 	// create the random generator engine
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( vector_dist_periodic_test_random_walk )
 		size_t bc[3]={PERIODIC,PERIODIC,PERIODIC};
 
 		// factor
-		float factor = pow(global_v_cluster->getProcessingUnits()/2.0f,1.0f/3.0f);
+		float factor = pow(create_vcluster().getProcessingUnits()/2.0f,1.0f/3.0f);
 
 		// ghost
 		Ghost<3,float> ghost(0.01 / factor);
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( vector_dist_periodic_map )
 	size_t bc[3]={PERIODIC,PERIODIC,PERIODIC};
 
 	// factor
-	float factor = pow(global_v_cluster->getProcessingUnits()/2.0f,1.0f/3.0f);
+	float factor = pow(create_vcluster().getProcessingUnits()/2.0f,1.0f/3.0f);
 
 	// ghost
 	Ghost<3,float> ghost(0.05 / factor);
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( vector_dist_not_periodic_map )
 	size_t bc[3]={NON_PERIODIC,NON_PERIODIC,NON_PERIODIC};
 
 	// factor
-	float factor = pow(global_v_cluster->getProcessingUnits()/2.0f,1.0f/3.0f);
+	float factor = pow(create_vcluster().getProcessingUnits()/2.0f,1.0f/3.0f);
 
 	// ghost
 	Ghost<3,float> ghost(0.05 / factor);
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( vector_dist_not_periodic_map )
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( vector_dist_out_of_bound_policy )
 {
-	Vcluster & v_cl = *global_v_cluster;
+	Vcluster & v_cl = create_vcluster();
 
 	if (v_cl.getProcessingUnits() > 8)
 		return;
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( vector_dist_out_of_bound_policy )