MESAHub · VincentVanlaer · Mar 27, 2026 · Dec 24, 2025 · Dec 24, 2025 · Dec 24, 2025
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ star/dev_cases_star_to_RSP2 export-ignore
 star/dev_cases_test_RSP2 export-ignore
 star/dev_cases_test_TDC export-ignore
 star/rsp2_utils export-ignore
+data/colors_data/colors_data.txz filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
@@ -115,6 +115,6 @@ TAGS
 *~
 
 ## Colors
-**/colors/data/.extraction_complete
-colors/data/filters/
-colors/data/stellar_models/
+**/data/colors_data/.extraction_complete
+data/colors_data/filters/
+data/colors_data/stellar_models/
diff --git a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.rst b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.rst
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ Enforcement
 Instances of Code-of-Conduct violations should be reported by contacting
 one or more of the following MESA Responsible Persons (MRPs):
 
--  Lars Bildsten (bildsten@kitp.ucsb.edu)
--  Frank Timmes (fxt44@mac.com)
--  Anne Thoul (anne.thoul@uliege.be)
 -  Rich Townsend (rhtownsend@wisc.edu)
+-  Bill Wolf (wolfwm@uwec.edu)
+-  Meridith Joyce (meridith.joyce@gmail.com)
+-  Jared Goldberg (goldstar@msu.edu)
 
 All reports will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a
 response that is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances.
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ New contributions must be proposed through GitHub's *pull request*
 (PR) system.  The process is roughly:
 
 1. fork the ``mesa`` repo (click *Fork* in the top-right of the GitHub interface),
-2. clone your fork to your computer,
+2. clone your fork to your computer (since the mesa repository contains large files, you'll need to have `git-lfs <https://git-lfs.com/>`_ installed),
 3. create a new branch for your additions (e.g. ``git switch -c my-new-hook``),
 4. make, commit and push your changes and
 5. open a PR against the ``main`` branch.

diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA)
     :target: https://docs.mesastar.org/en/latest/
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/MESAHub/mesa
     :alt: GitHub release (latest by date)
-    :target: https://zenodo.org/records/13353788
+    :target: https://zenodo.org/records/18023257
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/zenodo-community-blue
     :alt: Zenodo
     :target: https://zenodo.org/communities/mesa/records?q=&l=list&p=1&s=10
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA)
     :title: Coverage
     :alt: Coverage
     :target: http://MESAHub.github.io/mesa
-.. image:: https://github.com/MESAHub/mesa/actions/workflows/build-linux.yml/badge.svg
-    :title: BuildLinux
-    :alt: BuildLinux
-    :target: https://github.com/MESAHub/mesa/actions/workflows/build-linux.yml
+.. image:: https://github.com/MESAHub/mesa/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg
+    :title: Build
+    :alt: Build
+    :target: https://github.com/MESAHub/mesa/actions/workflows/build.yml
 .. image:: https://github.com/MESAHub/mesa/actions/workflows/static-analysis.yml/badge.svg
     :title: StaticAnalysis
     :alt: StaticAnalysis
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA)
 
    **WARNING**: The default ``main`` branch is the development version of
    MESA and is not guaranteed to function correctly.  If you are using
-   MESA, you should use an `official release version <https://zenodo.org/records/13353788>`__.
+   MESA, you should use an `official release version <https://zenodo.org/records/18023257>`__.
 
 
 Overview
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Links
 Download
 ========
 
-* `MESA Official Release Version <https://zenodo.org/records/13353788>`__ for the latest release of MESA.
+* `MESA Official Release Version <https://zenodo.org/records/18023257>`__ for the latest release of MESA.
 * `MESA SDK <http://user.astro.wisc.edu/~townsend/static.php?ref=mesasdk>`__ for: `MacOS (ARM) <https://zenodo.org/records/13769017>`__, `MacOS (Intel) <https://zenodo.org/records/13768941>`__, `Linux (Intel/AMD) <https://zenodo.org/records/13768913>`__.
 
 

diff --git a/clean b/clean
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ rm -rf data/eosDT_data
 rm -rf data/kap_data
 rm -rf data/ionization_data
 rm -rf data/chem_data
-rm -rf data/colors_data
+rm -rf data/colors_data/filters data/colors_data/stellar_models data/colors_data/.extraction_complete
 rm -rf data/rates_data/cache
 
 rm -rf data/rates_data/cache/*

diff --git a/colors/.gitattributes b/colors/.gitattributes
@@ -1 +1 @@
-colors/data/colors_data.txz filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+data/colors_data/colors_data.txz filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
diff --git a/colors/README.rst b/colors/README.rst
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ The colors module is controlled via the ``&colors`` namelist. Below is a detaile
 instrument
 ----------
 
-**Default:** `'/colors/data/filters/Generic/Johnson'`
+**Default:** `'/data/colors_data/filters/Generic/Johnson'`
 
 This points to the directory containing the filter transmission curves you wish to use. The path must be structured as ``facility/instrument``.
 
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ This points to the directory containing the filter transmission curves you wish
 
 .. code-block:: fortran
 
-   instrument = '/colors/data/filters/GAIA/GAIA'
+   instrument = '/data/colors_data/filters/GAIA/GAIA'
 
 
 stellar_atm
 -----------
 
-**Default:** `'/colors/data/stellar_models/Kurucz2003all/'`
+**Default:** `'/data/colors_data/stellar_models/Kurucz2003all/'`
 
 Specifies the path to the directory containing the grid of stellar atmosphere models. This directory must contain:
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ The module queries this grid using the star's current parameters. If the star ev
 
 .. code-block:: fortran
 
-   stellar_atm = '/colors/data/stellar_models/sg-SPHINX/'
+   stellar_atm = '/data/colors_data/stellar_models/sg-SPHINX/'
 
 
 distance
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ Defines the zero-point system for magnitude calculations. Options are:
 vega_sed
 --------
 
-**Default:** `'/colors/data/stellar_models/vega_flam.csv'`
+**Default:** `'/data/colors_data/stellar_models/vega_flam.csv'`
 
 Required only if ``mag_system = 'Vega'``. This points to the reference SED file for Vega. The default path points to a file provided with the MESA data distribution.
 
@@ -212,14 +212,14 @@ Below are the default values for the colors module parameters as defined in ``co
 .. code-block:: fortran
 
       use_colors = .false.
-      instrument = '/colors/data/filters/Generic/Johnson'
-      vega_sed = '/colors/data/stellar_models/vega_flam.csv'
-      stellar_atm = '/colors/data/stellar_models/Kurucz2003all/'
+      instrument = '/data/colors_data/filters/Generic/Johnson'
+      vega_sed = '/data/colors_data/stellar_models/vega_flam.csv'
+      stellar_atm = '/data/colors_data/stellar_models/Kurucz2003all/'
       distance = 3.0857d19  ! 10 parsecs in cm (Absolute Magnitude)
       make_csv = .false.
       colors_results_directory = 'SED'
       mag_system = 'Vega'
-      vega_sed = '/colors/data/stellar_models/vega_flam.csv'
+      vega_sed = '/data/colors_data/stellar_models/vega_flam.csv'
 
 Visual Summary of Data Flow
 ===========================

diff --git a/colors/build_data_and_export b/colors/build_data_and_export
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ function check_okay {
 }
 
 # Create working directory
-mkdir -p data
-cd data
+mkdir -p ../data/colors_data
+cd ../data/colors_data
 
 # Variables
 ARCHIVE_NAME="colors_data.txz"
@@ -29,16 +29,20 @@ if [ ! -f "$EXTRACTED_FLAG" ]; then
     # If the archive is missing
     if [ ! -f "$ARCHIVE_NAME" ]; then
         echo "Archive $ARCHIVE_NAME is missing."
-        echo "Please ensure it is downloaded or available in this directory."
+        echo "Please ensure $ARCHIVE_NAME is downloaded or available in this directory."
         # it should now auto-download from a LFS pointer... i think?
-
-        exit 1
+        git -C "$MESA_DIR" lfs pull --include="data/colors_data/colors_data.txz"   #like this
+
+        if [ ! -f "$ARCHIVE_NAME" ]; then
+            echo "Archive $ARCHIVE_NAME is still missing."
+            exit 1
+        fi
     fi
 
     # Validate it
     if ! validate_archive; then
         echo "Archive $ARCHIVE_NAME is invalid."
-        # try again to download or something?
+        git -C "$MESA_DIR" lfs pull --include="data/colors_data/colors_data.txz"   #and again...
 
         # Validate it
         if ! validate_archive; then

diff --git a/colors/defaults/colors.defaults b/colors/defaults/colors.defaults
@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
-! colors module controls
-! ======================
+! ``colors`` module controls
+! ==========================
 
    ! The MESA/colors parameters are given default values here.
 
 
 ! Colors User Parameters
 ! ----------------------
 
-   ! use_colors
-   ! ~~~~~~~~~~
-   ! instrument
-   ! ~~~~~~~~~~
-   ! vega_sed
-   ! ~~~~~~~~
-   ! stellar_atm
-   ! ~~~~~~~~~~~
-   ! distance
-   ! ~~~~~~~~
-   ! make_csv
-   ! ~~~~~~~~
-   ! colors_results_directory
-   ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-   ! mag_system
-   ! ~~~~~~~~~~
+   ! ``use_colors``
+   ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+   ! ``instrument``
+   ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+   ! ``vega_sed``
+   ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~
+   ! ``stellar_atm``
+   ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+   ! ``distance``
+   ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~
+   ! ``make_csv``
+   ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~
+   ! ``colors_results_directory``
+   ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+   ! ``mag_system``
+   ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
    ! If ``use_colors`` is true, the colors module is turned on, which will calculate
    ! bolometric and synthetic magnitudes by interpolating stellar atmosphere model grids and convolving with photometric filter transmission curves.
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@
    ! ::
 
       use_colors = .false.
-      instrument = '/colors/data/filters/Generic/Johnson'
-      stellar_atm = '/colors/data/stellar_models/Kurucz2003all/'
+      instrument = '/data/colors_data/filters/Generic/Johnson'
+      stellar_atm = '/data/colors_data/stellar_models/Kurucz2003all/'
       distance = 3.0857d19
       make_csv = .false.
       colors_results_directory = 'SED'
       mag_system = 'Vega'
-      vega_sed = '/colors/data/stellar_models/vega_flam.csv'
+      vega_sed = '/data/colors_data/stellar_models/vega_flam.csv'
 
 
 ! Extra inlist controls
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@
    ! It works recursively, so the extras can read extras too.
 
 
-         ! read_extra_colors_inlist(1..5)
-         ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-         ! extra_colors_inlist_name(1..5)
-         ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+         ! ``read_extra_colors_inlist(1..5)``
+         ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+         ! ``extra_colors_inlist_name(1..5)``
+         ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
          ! If ``read_extra_colors_inlist(i)`` is true, then read ``&colors`` from the file ``extra_colors_inlist_name(i)``.
          ! ::
Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
		@@ -1 +1 @@
		colors/data/colors_data.txz filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
		data/colors_data/colors_data.txz filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text