[petsc-dev] preparing for PETSc release 3.0.1

[Satish Balay]

First issues:

* help should work with or without PETSC_ARCH/PETSC_DIR set.
* Perhaps PETSC_DIR/PETSC_ARCH should be specifiable with command line option..

asterix:/home/balay/tmp/petsc-dev>./config/builder.py -h
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./config/builder.py", line 4, in <module>
    sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.environ['PETSC_DIR'], 'config'))
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/UserDict.py", line 22, in __getitem__
    raise KeyError(key)
KeyError: 'PETSC_DIR'
asterix:/home/balay/tmp/petsc-dev>export PETSC_DIR=$PWD
asterix:/home/balay/tmp/petsc-dev>./config/builder.py -h
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./config/builder.py", line 269, in <module>
    PETScMaker().buildAll()
  File "./config/builder.py", line 15, in __init__
    argDB.saveFilename = os.path.join(os.environ['PETSC_DIR'], os.environ['PETSC_ARCH'], 'conf', 'RDict.db')
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/UserDict.py", line 22, in __getitem__
    raise KeyError(key)
KeyError: 'PETSC_ARCH'
asterix:/home/balay/tmp/petsc-dev>export PETSC_ARCH=asterix64
asterix:/home/balay/tmp/petsc-dev>./config/builder.py -h
Script Help
-----------
Script:
  --help    : Print this help message             current: 0
  --h       : Print this help message             current: 1
RepManager:
  --rootDir : The root directory for this build   current: /home/balay/tmp/petsc-dev
  --dryRun  : Only output what would be run       current: 1
  --verbose : The verbosity level                 current: 1
asterix:/home/balay/tmp/petsc-dev>




On Sat, 27 Feb 2010, Matthew Knepley wrote:

> 1) builder.py --help :)
> 
> 2) You give it a root directory to start (default is PETSC_DIR) and it does
> recursive make
> 
> 3) The current target is libpetscfake.a so I never accidentally blow away my
> install
> 
>    Matt
> 
> On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 4:44 AM, Satish Balay <balay at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:
> 
> > Matt,
> >
> > Any instructions on how to use/test builder.py?
> >
> > Satish
> >
> > On Fri, 26 Feb 2010, Matthew Knepley wrote:
> >
> > > What do people think about builder.py for the release? I really really
> > want
> > > a version
> > > I can use in China.
> > >
> > >    Matt
> > >
> > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 2:47 PM, Barry Smith <bsmith at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >  I'd like to get the next PETSc release out very soon (so we can start
> > > > ripping petsc-dev apart and making it way cooler :-). Please send in
> > any
> > > > outstanding bug reports and test your applications to make sure the
> > code is
> > > > in good shape.
> > > >
> > > >   Thanks
> > > >
> > > >    Barry
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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