Merge pull request #131 from NWChemEx/doc_madness_clean

Doc madness clean
NWChemEx · Jan 26, 2024 · f3350da · f3350da
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diff --git a/docs/source/developer/design/architecture.rst b/docs/source/developer/design/architecture.rst
@@ -52,19 +52,7 @@ sections are ordered such that they work their way up the software stack.
 Dependencies
 ************
 
-ParallelZone presently has two major dependencies: MADNESS and Cereal.
-
-MADNESS
-=======
-
-MADNESS is at the moment a dependency primarily because Tiled Array uses it.
-ParallelZone doesn't actually leverage any of the MADNESS features.
-
-.. todo::
-
-   The decision to put MADNESS under ParallelZone, as opposed to straight MPI,
-   should be revisited. If no MADNESS features will be used in ParallelZone it
-   should be dropped.
+ParallelZone presently has one dependency: Cereal.
 
 Cereal
 ======

diff --git a/docs/source/developer/design/compp.rst b/docs/source/developer/design/compp.rst
@@ -26,13 +26,11 @@ discuss the design of the ``CommPP`` class.
 Why Do We Need CommPP?
 **********************
 
-ParallelZone needs access to MPI. MADNESS exposes MPI, but not in an
-object-oriented way (AFAIK it just assumes you're working with types like
-``double``, ``int``, etc.). ParallelZone is object-oriented and needs something
-to bridge the gap between objects and types recognized by MPI. At a high-level
-this leads to serialization, but naive application of serializaiton in an MPI
-context can lead to inefficiencies. CommPP should automate the conversion from
-objects to MPI data types in the most efficient manner possible.
+ParallelZone needs access to MPI. ParallelZone is object-oriented and needs 
+something to bridge the gap between objects and types recognized by MPI. At a 
+high-level this leads to serialization, but naive application of serializaiton 
+in an MPI context can lead to inefficiencies. CommPP should automate the 
+conversion from objects to MPI data types in the most efficient manner possible.
 
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 Design Considerations

diff --git a/docs/source/install.rst b/docs/source/install.rst
@@ -112,8 +112,7 @@ compiler you want to use.
 MPI
 ===
 
-ParallelZone's heaviest dependency is MADNESS which implicitly brings in
-:ref:`mpi`. Users must have an MPI distribution installed prior to building
+Users must have an MPI distribution installed prior to building
 ParallelZone. MPI distributions exist in most major OS-level package managers,
 so check your package manager before installing MPI from source.