PETSC_ARCH variable --> PETSC_CONF

[Matthew Knepley]

I see the point, but this is one of the oldest parts of PETSc, and I am
hesitant to change one
arbitrary name to another without a more convincing reason.

   Matt

On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Barry Smith <bsmith at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:

>
>   Lisandro has pointed out to me several times that the variable name
> PETSC_ARCH can be confusing; some people may think it is related to the
> architecture of the machine and don't understand that it is an arbitrary
> name that the user can make up. He suggested changing it to PETSC_CONF to be
> clearer.
>
>   Should we change it? Use something else?
>
>     Barry
>
>


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