[petsc-dev] forget about libmpiuni completely

[Matthew Knepley]

On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Lisandro Dalcin <dalcinl at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 17 February 2010 12:00, Matthew Knepley <knepley at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I am for a separate mpiuni that get downloaded. I think this makes more
> > sense with
> > our other packages concepts, and is more modular. We can reuse so much
> more
> > of
> > configure as well.
>
> I still fail to see the pros of having a separate mpiuni.
>
> I think you have to put on user's side when taking a decision about
> this. Are FINAL USERS going to have any benefits for having mpiuni as
> a separate download and having to pass a separate library in when
> invoking the  linker? If a user wants no-MPI, Is there any other
>

They do not pass anything. The beauty of the Petsc build.


> fake-mpi alternative supported in PETSc? If the answer is no, so then
> why bother people with a separate download?


They do not even have to download it. They specify the same option as
before.
>From a user perspective, it does not change. From a Petsc and library
developer,
it is better.

    Matt


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