[petsc-dev] pkgconfig

[Matthew Knepley]

On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Jed Brown <jedbrown at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:

> Bah, the problem with pkgconfig is that it doesn't handle different
> versions in different places well. We should use it in most cases, however.
>
I disagree. There is only one way to be certain of a configure setting, and
that is to test it. This will only
produce more mail from idiots who move their installation, or copy the
config file, etc. There is no redeeming
value in this idea.

   Matt


> On Nov 1, 2012 2:41 PM, "Matthew Knepley" <knepley at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 2:59 PM, Barry Smith <bsmith at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>   Does, should, PETSc generate appropriate pkgconfig information for
>>> itself?  Does, can, it use that information from other packages?
>>
>>
>> pkgconfig is too fragile to be of any use.
>>
>>    Matt
>>
>>
>>>
>>>     Barry
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> What most experimenters take for granted before they begin their
>> experiments is infinitely more interesting than any results to which their
>> experiments lead.
>> -- Norbert Wiener
>>
>


-- 
What most experimenters take for granted before they begin their
experiments is infinitely more interesting than any results to which their
experiments lead.
-- Norbert Wiener
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