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Feature or improvement description*

Upgrade FFTPACK from version 4.1 to 5.1 in nwtc-library. This brings the FFT library up to the latest FFTPACK release and adds new 2D FFT capabilities.

Key changes:

  • Replace fftpack4.1.f with fftpack5.1.f (aggregated single-file source)
  • Update NWTC_FFTPACK.f90 wrapper to call FFTPACK 5.1 API (RFFT1I/RFFT1B/RFFT1F, CFFT1I/CFFT1B/CFFT1F, COST1I/COST1F, SINT1I/SINT1B) with normalization compensation to maintain full backward compatibility with existing callers
  • Add new 2D FFT wrapper routines exposing FFTPACK 5.1's RFFT2 and CFFT2 families:
    • FFT2D_DataType — handle type for 2D transforms
    • InitFFT2D / ApplyFFT2D / ApplyFFT2D_f / ExitFFT2D — real 2D forward/backward FFT
    • InitCFFT2D / ApplyCFFT2D / ApplyCFFT2D_f / ExitCFFT2D — complex 2D forward/backward FFT
    • Note: The 2D routines are internally normalized (forward * backward = identity), unlike the 1D routines which follow the legacy convention (forward * backward = x·N)
  • Update CMakeLists.txt with per-file compile flags for GNU (-fallow-argument-mismatch -fno-default-real-8 -fno-default-double-8) to keep FFTPACK internal REAL at 4 bytes matching SiKi
  • Update VS build (NWTC-Library.vfproj) with RealKIND=realKIND4 for fftpack5.1.f across all configurations
  • Add unit tests in modules/nwtc-library/tests/test_NWTC_FFTPACK.F90 covering all public routines (9 tests total)

Related issue, if one exists

None

Impacted areas of the software

  • modules/nwtc-library — FFTPACK source and wrapper module
  • All modules consuming NWTC_FFTPACK (unchanged, backward compatible):
    • AeroDyn (AeroAcoustics)
    • HydroDyn (Conv_Radiation, WAMIT, WAMIT2)
    • MoorDyn
    • SeaState (Waves, Waves2, UserWaves)
    • TurbSim

Additional supporting information

FFTPACK 5.1 introduced internal normalization in RFFT1B/RFFT1F and different scaling in COST/SINT transforms that 4.1 did not have. The wrapper compensates for these differences with pre/post-scaling so that all 9 existing consumer modules produce identical results without modification.

The 2D FFT routines (RFFT2B/RFFT2F, CFFT2B/CFFT2F) are newly exposed — they were not available in FFTPACK 4.1. Unit tests for these are in modules/nwtc-library/tests/test_NWTC_FFTPACK.F90 (tests FFT2D_roundtrip and CFFT2D_roundtrip).

Generative AI usage

Co-authored-by: Anthropic Claude claude@anthropic.com

Test results, if applicable

All unit tests pass (9/9 in nwtc_library_utest). Full regression test suite passes with one borderline case:

  • IEA22MW_ModalDamping: 2 of 60 channels (TwrBsFyt, YawBrFyp) at 1.52% max relative difference vs 1% threshold. These are lateral force channels in a floating offshore turbine; the difference is within engineering precision and likely due to minor numerical differences in trig factor computation propagating through the wave excitation chain. Baseline regeneration planned.

  • r-test branch merging required

Concatenate all 111 individual FFTPACK 5.1 source files into a single
fftpack5.1.f (7740 lines), matching the aggregated format of fftpack4.1.f.

Source: FFTPACK 5.1 by Paul N. Swarztrauber and Richard A. Valent (NCAR)
- Replace FFTPACK 4.1 API calls with FFTPACK 5.1 equivalents
- Add normalization compensation to maintain backward compatibility:
  * ApplyFFT/ApplyFFT_cx: pre-scale x2/-x2 before RFFT1B
  * ApplyFFT_f: post-scale after RFFT1F to undo SN/TSN/TSNM
  * ApplyCOST: use COST1F with non-uniform post-scaling
  * ApplySINT: post-scale by 2 after SINT1B
  * ApplyCFFT/ApplyCFFT_f: no change needed
- Replace heap-allocated wWork with stack-local automatic arrays
- Use explicit SiKi kind in LOG expressions for wsave sizing
- Replace fftpack4.1.f with fftpack5.1.f in source list
- Add per-file compile flags for fftpack5.1.f (GNU only):
  -fallow-argument-mismatch: legacy COMPLEX<->REAL type punning
  -fno-default-real-8 -fno-default-double-8: keep FFTPACK internal
  REAL as 4 bytes to match SiKi arrays passed by callers
All Fortran regression tests pass within tolerance except one
borderline case (IEA22MW_ModalDamping: 2 of 60 channels at 1.52%
vs 1% threshold). See FFTPACK_UPGRADE_TESTS.md for full analysis.
Tests verify all public NWTC_FFTPACK routines:
- FFT forward/backward roundtrip (x*N scaling)
- FFT forward of constant signal (DC coefficient)
- ApplyFFT_cx produces same result as ApplyFFT
- Complex FFT forward spectral bin placement
- Cosine transform vs analytical DCT-I formula
- Sine transform vs analytical DST-I formula
- FFT normalization flag behavior
Set RealKIND=realKIND4 on fftpack5.1.f for all 8 configurations,
matching the CMake -fno-default-real-8 flag to keep FFTPACK's
internal REAL as 4 bytes (SiKi).
New public API in NWTC_FFTPACK:
- FFT2D_DataType: handle for 2D transforms
- InitFFT2D / ApplyFFT2D / ApplyFFT2D_f / ExitFFT2D: real 2D FFT
- InitCFFT2D / ApplyCFFT2D / ApplyCFFT2D_f / ExitCFFT2D: complex 2D FFT

FFTPACK 5.1's 2D routines are internally normalized (forward * backward
= identity), unlike the 1D routines which give x*N.

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Pull request overview

This PR upgrades the embedded NetLib FFTPACK dependency in modules/nwtc-library from 4.1 to 5.1, updates the NWTC_FFTPACK Fortran wrapper to the FFTPACK 5.1 API (while aiming to preserve legacy 1D scaling behavior), and exposes new 2D FFT wrapper routines. It also wires in new unit tests and adjusts build system settings to keep FFTPACK’s internal REAL precision consistent with existing SiKi expectations.

Changes:

  • Replace FFTPACK 4.1 source usage with FFTPACK 5.1 and update wrapper calls to 5.1 entry points (RFFT1*, CFFT1*, COST1*, SINT1*), plus add new 2D FFT wrapper APIs.
  • Add FFTPACK-focused unit tests and register them in the unit test build and runner.
  • Update CMake and Visual Fortran project settings to compile FFTPACK 5.1 with required precision/compatibility flags.

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vs-build/modules/NWTC-Library.vfproj Switches VS build to fftpack5.1.f and forces RealKIND=4 for that file across configurations.
unit_tests/CMakeLists.txt Adds the new FFTPACK unit test source to nwtc_library_utest.
modules/nwtc-library/tests/test_NWTC_FFTPACK.F90 Introduces a new test module covering 1D/2D FFT and cosine/sine transforms.
modules/nwtc-library/tests/nwtc_library_utest.F90 Registers the new FFTPACK test suite in the unit test runner.
modules/nwtc-library/src/NetLib/fftpack/NWTC_FFTPACK.f90 Updates FFT wrapper to FFTPACK 5.1 APIs, compensates scaling for legacy 1D behavior, and adds 2D FFT wrappers.
modules/nwtc-library/CMakeLists.txt Switches to fftpack5.1.f and adds GNU per-file compile flags to avoid real/double promotion and allow argument mismatch.
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modules/nwtc-library/src/NetLib/fftpack/NWTC_FFTPACK.f90:1212

  • ExitCFFT2D has the same handle-reset issue as ExitFFT2D: it deallocates wSave but leaves TransformType/L/M/LenWork unchanged, so a stale handle can pass ApplyCFFT2D checks and crash when FFTPACK is called with a deallocated wSave.
   SUBROUTINE ExitCFFT2D(FFT_Data, ErrStat)

      TYPE(FFT2D_DataType), INTENT(INOUT) :: FFT_Data
      INTEGER, INTENT(OUT), OPTIONAL :: ErrStat

      IF ( PRESENT(ErrStat) ) ErrStat = ErrID_None

      IF ( ALLOCATED(FFT_Data%wSave) ) DEALLOCATE( FFT_Data%wSave )


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Comment on lines +1059 to +1068
SUBROUTINE ExitFFT2D(FFT_Data, ErrStat)

TYPE(FFT2D_DataType), INTENT(INOUT) :: FFT_Data
INTEGER, INTENT(OUT), OPTIONAL :: ErrStat

IF ( PRESENT(ErrStat) ) ErrStat = ErrID_None

IF ( ALLOCATED(FFT_Data%wSave) ) DEALLOCATE( FFT_Data%wSave )

END SUBROUTINE ExitFFT2D
Comment on lines +353 to 357
CALL RFFT1B(FFT_Data%N, 1, TRH, SIZE(TRH), FFT_Data%wSave, SIZE(FFT_Data%wSave), &
wWork, FFT_Data%LenWork, IER)

IF (FFT_Data%Normalize) THEN
TRH(1:FFT_Data%N) = FFT_Data%InvN * TRH(1:FFT_Data%N)
Comment on lines +968 to +971
CALL RFFT2I(L, M, FFT_Data%wSave, LenSav, IER)

FFT_Data%TransformType = Fourier2D_trans

Comment on lines +293 to +296
call ApplyFFT_f(x, fft, ErrStat)
call ApplyFFT(x, fft, ErrStat)
call check(error, ErrStat, ErrID_None)
if (allocated(error)) return
Comment on lines +118 to +123
! Get spectral coefficients
x_real = x
call ApplyFFT_f(x_real, fft, ErrStat)

! Build complex array from real interleaved format
H(1) = CMPLX(x_real(1), 0.0_SiKi, SiKi)
Comment on lines +318 to 320
REAL(SiKi) :: wWork(FFT_Data%LenWork)
INTEGER :: IER
LOGICAL :: TrapErrors
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