diff --git a/src/cmake/GeosxOptions.cmake b/src/cmake/GeosxOptions.cmake
index 0e7821c282d..dc62fde2147 100644
--- a/src/cmake/GeosxOptions.cmake
+++ b/src/cmake/GeosxOptions.cmake
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ option( GEOS_INSTALL_SCHEMA "Enables schema generation and installation" ON )
 
 option( GEOS_BUILD_OBJ_LIBS "Builds coreComponent modules as object libraries" OFF )
 
-option( GEOS_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Builds geosx_core as a shared library " OFF )
+option( GEOS_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Builds geosx_core as a shared library " ON )
 
 set( GEOS_PARALLEL_COMPILE_JOBS "" CACHE STRING "Maximum number of concurrent compilation jobs" )
 if( GEOS_PARALLEL_COMPILE_JOBS )
diff --git a/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/multifluid/CO2Brine/functions/BrineEnthalpy.cpp b/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/multifluid/CO2Brine/functions/BrineEnthalpy.cpp
index 0291ccef3dd..d887cddff52 100644
--- a/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/multifluid/CO2Brine/functions/BrineEnthalpy.cpp
+++ b/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/multifluid/CO2Brine/functions/BrineEnthalpy.cpp
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ BrineEnthalpy::BrineEnthalpy( string const & name,
   GEOS_UNUSED_VAR( printTable );
   // if( printTable )
   // {
-    // m_CO2EnthalpyTable->print( m_CO2EnthalpyTable->getName() );
-    // m_brineEnthalpyTable->print( m_brineEnthalpyTable->getName() );
+  // m_CO2EnthalpyTable->print( m_CO2EnthalpyTable->getName() );
+  // m_brineEnthalpyTable->print( m_brineEnthalpyTable->getName() );
   // }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/multifluid/CO2Brine/functions/CO2Solubility.cpp b/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/multifluid/CO2Brine/functions/CO2Solubility.cpp
index 94baba5d7e7..6300cef4909 100644
--- a/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/multifluid/CO2Brine/functions/CO2Solubility.cpp
+++ b/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/multifluid/CO2Brine/functions/CO2Solubility.cpp
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ CO2Solubility::CO2Solubility( string const & name,
   GEOS_UNUSED_VAR( printTable );
   // if( printTable )
   // {
-    // m_CO2SolubilityTable->print( m_CO2SolubilityTable->getName() );
-    // m_WaterVapourisationTable->print( m_WaterVapourisationTable->getName() );
+  // m_CO2SolubilityTable->print( m_CO2SolubilityTable->getName() );
+  // m_WaterVapourisationTable->print( m_WaterVapourisationTable->getName() );
   // }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/multifluid/CO2Brine/functions/EzrokhiBrineDensity.cpp b/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/multifluid/CO2Brine/functions/EzrokhiBrineDensity.cpp
index 3b5e0f84535..90c7c86b2c2 100644
--- a/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/multifluid/CO2Brine/functions/EzrokhiBrineDensity.cpp
+++ b/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/multifluid/CO2Brine/functions/EzrokhiBrineDensity.cpp
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ EzrokhiBrineDensity::EzrokhiBrineDensity( string const & name,
 
   // if( printTable )
   // {
-    // m_waterSatDensityTable->print( m_waterSatDensityTable->getName() );
-    // m_waterSatPressureTable->print( m_waterSatPressureTable->getName() );
+  // m_waterSatDensityTable->print( m_waterSatDensityTable->getName() );
+  // m_waterSatPressureTable->print( m_waterSatPressureTable->getName() );
   // }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/FieldStatisticsBase.hpp b/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/FieldStatisticsBase.hpp
index 96bfbb29556..2afecdd6d66 100644
--- a/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/FieldStatisticsBase.hpp
+++ b/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/FieldStatisticsBase.hpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class FieldStatisticsBase : public TaskBase
   void postInputInitialization() override
   {
     Group & problemManager = this->getGroupByPath( "/Problem" );
-    Group & physicsSolverManager = problemManager.getGroup("Solvers");
+    Group & physicsSolverManager = problemManager.getGroup( "Solvers" );
 
     m_solver = physicsSolverManager.getGroupPointer< SOLVER >( m_solverName );
     GEOS_THROW_IF( m_solver == nullptr,
diff --git a/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/fluidFlow/StencilDataCollection.cpp b/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/fluidFlow/StencilDataCollection.cpp
index e939067dc0e..dcd795ec3ed 100644
--- a/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/fluidFlow/StencilDataCollection.cpp
+++ b/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/fluidFlow/StencilDataCollection.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void StencilDataCollection::postInputInitialization()
   Group & problemManager = this->getGroupByPath( "/Problem" );
 
   { // find targeted solver
-    Group & physicsSolverManager = problemManager.getGroup("Solvers");
+    Group & physicsSolverManager = problemManager.getGroup( "Solvers" );
 
     m_solver = physicsSolverManager.getGroupPointer< FlowSolverBase >( m_solverName );
     GEOS_THROW_IF( m_solver == nullptr,
diff --git a/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/multiphysics/PoromechanicsInitialization.cpp b/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/multiphysics/PoromechanicsInitialization.cpp
index ec74dd5a511..e431cf1ac06 100644
--- a/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/multiphysics/PoromechanicsInitialization.cpp
+++ b/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/multiphysics/PoromechanicsInitialization.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ PoromechanicsInitialization< POROMECHANICS_SOLVER >::
 postInputInitialization()
 {
   Group & problemManager = this->getGroupByPath( "/Problem" );
-  Group & physicsSolverManager = problemManager.getGroup("Solvers");
+  Group & physicsSolverManager = problemManager.getGroup( "Solvers" );
 
   GEOS_THROW_IF( !physicsSolverManager.hasGroup( m_poromechanicsSolverName ),
                  GEOS_FMT( "{}: {} solver named {} not found",
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ postInputInitialization()
 
   if( !m_solidMechanicsStatisticsName.empty())
   {
-    TasksManager & tasksManager = problemManager.getGroup<TasksManager>("Tasks");
+    TasksManager & tasksManager = problemManager.getGroup< TasksManager >( "Tasks" );
 
     GEOS_THROW_IF( !tasksManager.hasGroup( m_solidMechanicsStatisticsName ),
                    GEOS_FMT( "{}: statistics task named {} not found",
diff --git a/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/solidMechanics/SolidMechanicsStateReset.cpp b/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/solidMechanics/SolidMechanicsStateReset.cpp
index 9f9ee6b36b0..b5642b135e9 100644
--- a/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/solidMechanics/SolidMechanicsStateReset.cpp
+++ b/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/solidMechanics/SolidMechanicsStateReset.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ SolidMechanicsStateReset::~SolidMechanicsStateReset()
 void SolidMechanicsStateReset::postInputInitialization()
 {
   Group & problemManager = this->getGroupByPath( "/Problem" );
-  Group & physicsSolverManager = problemManager.getGroup("Solvers");
+  Group & physicsSolverManager = problemManager.getGroup( "Solvers" );
 
   GEOS_THROW_IF( !physicsSolverManager.hasGroup( m_solidSolverName ),
                  GEOS_FMT( "Task {}: physics solver named {} not found",