much faster work-around

contrib/hxt/tetMesh/src/hxt_tetDelaunay.c

@@ -517,6 +517,8 @@ static inline HXTStatus walking2Cavity(HXTMesh* mesh, HXTPartition* partition, u
 
     // we should pass in orient3d mode here :p
     unsigned index = 4;
+    unsigned outside = 0;
+    unsigned wantToGoInOtherPartition = 0;
     unsigned randomU = hxtReproducibleLCG(&seed);
     for (unsigned j=0; j<4; j++)
     {
@@ -534,6 +536,7 @@ static inline HXTStatus walking2Cavity(HXTMesh* mesh, HXTPartition* partition, u
           //                        vtaCoord[0], vtaCoord[1], vtaCoord[2]);
           // }
 
+          outside = 1;
           uint32_t node = mesh->tetrahedra.node[curNeigh[i]];
 
           if(node==HXT_GHOST_VERTEX) {
@@ -541,21 +544,27 @@ static inline HXTStatus walking2Cavity(HXTMesh* mesh, HXTPartition* partition, u
             return HXT_STATUS_OK;
           }
 
-          if(vertexOutOfPartition(vertices, node, rel, partition->startDist))
+          if(vertexOutOfPartition(vertices, node, rel, partition->startDist)){
+            if(wantToGoInOtherPartition++ > 1000)
               return HXT_STATUS_CONFLICT;
-
+          }
+          else {
             index=i;
             break;
           }
         }
       }
+    }
 
     if(index==4){
       const double* __restrict__ a = vertices[curNode[0]].coord;
       const double* __restrict__ b = vertices[curNode[1]].coord;
       const double* __restrict__ c = vertices[curNode[2]].coord;
       const double* __restrict__ d = vertices[curNode[3]].coord;
-      if( (orient3d(a,b,c,vtaCoord)>=0) +
+      if(outside) {
+        return HXT_STATUS_CONFLICT;
+      }
+      else if( (orient3d(a,b,c,vtaCoord)>=0) +
                (orient3d(a,b,vtaCoord,d)>=0) +
                (orient3d(a,vtaCoord,c,d)>=0) +
                (orient3d(vtaCoord,b,c,d)>=0)>2 ){
@@ -566,12 +575,6 @@ static inline HXTStatus walking2Cavity(HXTMesh* mesh, HXTPartition* partition, u
       return HXT_STATUS_OK;
     }
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
-    nstep++;
-    if(nstep > mesh->tetrahedra.num)
-      return HXT_ERROR_MSG(HXT_STATUS_ERROR, "walk stuck in an infinite loop");
-#endif
-
     enteringFace = curNeigh[index]&3;
     nextTet = curNeigh[index]/4;
   }