Merge pull request #771 from mkstoyanov/small_update

* some doc updates

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Changelog for version 8.1
     * python required some work-arounds and bug-fixes, C++ was good before
 
 * added more multicore cpu support
+    * parallelized curved tensor selection and large beta, e.g., ipcurved
     * parallelized setting surplus refinement
     * compatibility with gcc parallel STL algorithms
 

Doxygen/Installation.md

@@ -290,9 +290,14 @@ Using Apple silicon M chips, the python interface is broken prior to 8.1, which
 The development version can be downloaded from the main branch on github
 or a beta pre-release is available through Python PIP:
 ```
-  python -m pip install Tasmanian==8.1b1 --user
+  python -m pip install Tasmanian==8.1b2 --user
 ```
 
+The compiler selected by the pip installer can be adjusted with the `CXX` environment variable.
+If the compiler is set to gcc (using either regular CMake or pip), then the Release mode will not add
+the optimization flags, e.g., `-O3`.
+The flags can be set with the standard CMake installation and the `CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS`
+
 ### Install folder structure
 
 Tasmanian follows standard Linux conventions, the install path could

InterfacePython/PipInstaller/setup.py

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 # call the actual package setup command
 setup(
     name='Tasmanian',
-    version='8.0fix1',
+    version='8.1b2',
     author='Miroslav Stoyanov',
     author_email='stoyanovmk@ornl.gov',
     description='UQ library for sparse grids, optimization and Bayesian inference',