ester-project · rieutord · Apr 7, 2026 · Mar 31, 2026
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH TRUE)
 
 set(CMAKE_Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/modules)
 
+option("NOPLOT" "Disable matplotlib C++ code at compiling time." OFF)
+
+
 if(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
     string(CONCAT CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS
         "-g -O3"
@@ -55,6 +58,10 @@ else()
     add_compile_definitions(ENABLE_PLT)
 endif()
 
+if(NOPLOT)
+	add_compile_definitions(NOPLOT)
+endif()
+
 ###
 
 # Add the new C++ source file
@@ -128,11 +135,9 @@ add_compile_definitions(VERSION="${PROJECT_VERSION}")
 add_compile_definitions(ESTER_DATADIR="${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share")
 add_compile_definitions(PACKAGE_VERSION="${PROJECT_VERSION}")
 
-#add_library(ester SHARED # was previous
-#add_library(ester STATIC
-add_library(ester SHARED
+
+set(ESTER_CPP_FILES
     src/global/global.cpp
-    src/graphics/matplotlib.cpp
     src/solver/RKF_solver.cpp
     src/main/read_config.cpp
     src/solver/SDIRK_solver.cpp
@@ -190,16 +195,31 @@ add_library(ester SHARED
     src/physics/opa_opmesa.cpp
     src/physics/mesa_opacity_modules.F90
     src/physics/cubic_interpolator.f90
-    src/physics/read_hdf5_data.cpp)
-    #src/physics/opa_mesa_wrapper.cpp) # blocked for fixing other issues 
-
+    src/physics/read_hdf5_data.cpp
+    #src/physics/opa_mesa_wrapper.cpp # blocked for fixing other issues
+    )
+
+if(NOT NOPLOT)
+	list(PREPEND ESTER_CPP_FILES src/graphics/matplotlib.cpp)
+	# NOTE: only used for matplotlib
+	list(APPEND OPTIONAL_LIBS ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES})
+endif()
+
+#add_library(ester SHARED # was previous
+#add_library(ester STATIC
+add_library(ester SHARED
+	${ESTER_CPP_FILES}
+)
+
 # Link libmesac libraries using --whole-archive to include all symbols
 #set(LIBMESAC_LIBS "-Wl,--whole-archive $ENV{LIBMESAC_ROOT}/lib/libkapcmesa.a $ENV{LIBMESAC_ROOT}/lib/libchemcmesa.a $ENV{LIBMESAC_ROOT}/lib/libutilscmesa.a -#Wl,--no-whole-archive ${SDK_LIBS}") # test lines 2 --> needed?
 
 
 message(LIBMESAC_LIBS="${LIBMESAC_LIBS}")
 target_link_libraries(ester cesam freeeos opint
-    ${OPTIONAL_LIBS} ${LAPACK_LIBRARIES} ${BLAS_LIBRARIES} ${CBLAS_LIBRARIES} ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES} ${HDF5_LIBRARIES} ${LIBMESAC_LIBS})
+    ${OPTIONAL_LIBS} ${LAPACK_LIBRARIES} ${BLAS_LIBRARIES} ${CBLAS_LIBRARIES} ${HDF5_LIBRARIES} ${LIBMESAC_LIBS})
+
+
 
 # Set properties for ester
 #set_target_properties(ester PROPERTIES

diff --git a/src/graphics/matplotlib.cpp b/src/graphics/matplotlib.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #ifndef WITH_CMAKE
 #include "ester-config.h"
 #endif
+#ifndef NOPLOT
 #include "matplotlib.h"
+#endif
+
 
 #if ENABLE_PLT
 

diff --git a/src/main/polytrope1d.cpp b/src/main/polytrope1d.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 #include "ester-config.h"
 #endif
 #include "utils.h"
+#ifndef NOPLOT
 #include "matplotlib.h"
+#endif
+
 #include "star.h"
 #include "read_config.h"
 

diff --git a/src/main/read_config.cpp b/src/main/read_config.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "parser.h"
 #include "read_config.h"
+#ifndef NOPLOT
 #include "matplotlib.h"
+#endif
+
+
 
 configuration::configuration(int argc,char *argv[]) {
 
@@ -54,8 +58,11 @@ configuration::configuration(int argc,char *argv[]) {
 	}
 	cmd.close();
 
+
+#ifndef NOPLOT
     if (noplot == false)
-        plt::init();
+	    plt::init();
+#endif
 }
 
 int configuration::check_arg(const char *arg,const char *val) {
@@ -100,8 +107,12 @@ int configuration::check_arg(const char *arg,const char *val) {
 	}
 	else if(!strcmp(arg,"noplot")) {
 		strcpy(plot_device,"/NULL");
+#ifndef NOPLOT
         noplot = true;
         plt::init(true);
+#else
+	ester_warn("matplotlib has been disabled at building time.");
+#endif
 	}
 	else if(!strcmp(arg,"maxit")) {
 		if(val==NULL) return 2;

diff --git a/src/main/star1d.cpp b/src/main/star1d.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 #include "ester-config.h"
 #endif
 #include "utils.h"
+#ifndef NOPLOT
 #include "matplotlib.h"
+#endif
+
 #include "star.h"
 #include "read_config.h"
 
@@ -92,12 +95,15 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[]) {
 
     int last_plot_it = -100;
 
+
+#ifndef NOPLOT
     if (config.noplot == false) {
         plt::init();
         plt::figure(1, 10, 4);
         A.plot(error_map.block(0, nit-1, 0 ,0));
         plt::show();
     }
+#endif
 
     while(!last_it) {
 
@@ -156,7 +162,9 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[]) {
     if(config.verbose)
         printf("%2.2f seconds\n",t.value());
 
+#ifndef NOPLOT
     plt::show(true);
+#endif
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/star2d.cpp b/src/main/star2d.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "star.h"
 #include "read_config.h"
+#ifndef NOPLOT
 #include "matplotlib.h"
+#endif
+
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -29,7 +32,9 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[]) {
 
 	signal(SIGINT,sig_handler);
 
-    plt::figure(1, 10, 4);
+#ifndef NOPLOT
+	plt::figure(1, 10, 4);
+#endif
 
 	t.start();
 
@@ -118,11 +123,13 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[]) {
 				t_plot=tt(nit-1);
 #else
                 static bool plotOpen = false;
+#ifndef NOPLOT
                 if (plotOpen == false) {
                     plt::show();
                     plotOpen = true;
                 }
                 A.plot(error_map.block(0, nit-1, 0, 0));
+#endif // NOPLOT
 #endif
 			}
 
@@ -166,7 +173,9 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[]) {
 	if(config.verbose) 
 		printf("%2.2f seconds\n",t.value());
 
-    plt::show(true);
+#ifndef NOPLOT
+	plt::show(true);
+#endif
 
 	return 0;
 }

diff --git a/src/star/star1d_class.cpp b/src/star/star1d_class.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 #endif
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "star.h"
+#ifndef NOPLOT
 #include "matplotlib.h"
+#endif
+
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -303,6 +306,7 @@ matrix star1d::spectrum(const matrix& var) {
 
 void star1d::plot(const matrix_map& error) {
 
+#ifndef NOPLOT
     plt::clf();
 
     plt::subplot(231);
@@ -369,4 +373,7 @@ void star1d::plot(const matrix_map& error) {
 
     plt::draw();
     plt::pause();
+#else
+	ester_warn("matplotlib has been disabled at building time.");
+#endif
 }
diff --git a/src/star/star1d_solvers.cpp b/src/star/star1d_solvers.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include "symbolic.h"
 
+#ifndef NOPLOT
 #include "matplotlib.h"
+#endif
+
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------
 void star1d::fill() {
     Y0=1.-X0-Z0;

diff --git a/src/star/star2d_class.cpp b/src/star/star2d_class.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <H5Cpp.h>
+#ifndef NOPLOT
 #include "matplotlib.h"
+#endif
+
 #include "physics.h"
 
 #include <iostream>
@@ -983,6 +986,7 @@ void star2d::dump_info() {
 }
 
 void star2d::plot(const matrix_map& error) {
+#ifndef NOPLOT
 
     matrix theta = vector(0, 2*M_PI, 64);
     matrix r = map.leg.eval_00(this->r, theta);
@@ -1045,4 +1049,8 @@ void star2d::plot(const matrix_map& error) {
 
     plt::draw();
     plt::pause();
+
+#else
+	ester_warn("matplotlib has been disabled at building time.");
+#endif
 }
diff --git a/src/star/star_map.cpp b/src/star/star_map.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 #include "ester-config.h"
 #endif
 #include "star.h"
+#ifndef NOPLOT
 #include "matplotlib.h"
+#endif
+
 
 extern "C" {
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -215,15 +218,21 @@ matrix star2d::find_boundaries(const matrix &logTi) const {
             zj+=dzj;
             nit++;
             if(nit>100) {
+#ifndef NOPLOT
                 plt::clf();
                 plt::plot(r, log(T), "$T$");
+#endif
                 for (int i=0; i<logTi.nrows(); i++) {
+#ifndef NOPLOT
                     plt::axvline(zj(i));
                     plt::axhline(logTi(i));
+#endif
                     LOGE("ri%d zj=%e, dzj=%e\n", i, zj(i), dzj(i));
                 }
                 LOGE("No convergence in find_boundaries");
+#ifndef NOPLOT
                 plt::show(true);
+#endif
                 ester_err("No convergence in find_boundaries\n");
             }
         }

diff --git a/src/star/star_phys.cpp b/src/star/star_phys.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 #include "ester-config.h"
 #endif
 #include "star.h"
+#ifndef NOPLOT
 #include "matplotlib.h"
+#endif
+
 
 extern "C" {
 #include <string.h>