[petsc-dev] prefix install and module file

Jed Brown jed at jedbrown.org
Wed Jan 14 12:20:22 CST 2015


Aron Ahmadia <aron at ahmadia.net> writes:
> In 99.9% of Python builds, the final location of the built package is
> irrelevant until install time, so it would largely be an unused
> capability.  

That's all well and good for installing pure Python packages.  I'm
complaining about languages/systems that start with a closed-world
assumption.  When designing a new system, Rule #0 should always be
You're Not Special.
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