[petsc-dev] remnants of pkg-config in BuildSystem?

[Matthew Knepley]

On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 5:24 PM, Barry Smith <bsmith at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:
>
>    In BuildSystem I find
>
>    if hasattr(self, 'usePkgConfig') and 'with-'+self.package+'-pkg-config' in self.framework.argDB:
>       self.framework.argDB['with-'+self.package] = 1
>       self.usePkgConfig()
>
> and
>
>     if hasattr(self, 'usePkgConfig'):
>       help.addArgument(self.PACKAGE, '-with-'+self.package+'-pkg-config=<dir>', nargs.ArgDir(None, None, 'Indicate the root directory of the '+self.name+' installation'))
>
> not signs of any implemented usePkgConfig()
>
>    Am I missing something or are these just plans that never came to fruition?

I think I implemented more on my machine for FEniCS SCons but decided
it was not the right thing. So yes, you are right.

   Matt

>    Thanks
>
>     Barry
>



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