[petsc-dev] backport setup.py to release-3.1

[Barry Smith]

On Sep 16, 2010, at 5:18 PM, Lisandro Dalcin wrote:

> I've managed to backport setup.py to release-3.1. It does not require
> any change to BuildSystem or install.py, as I'm simply using
> os.system() to spawn configure, make and install. Matt agreed that we
> could add setup.py to release-3.1 (as it would not break anything),
> and then get the beast working right now. As a plus, this could also
> be done with SLEPc and slepc4py.

   Seems fine with me. So long as the setup.py in petsc-dev DOES NOT use os.system().

   BTW: does this work properly on the Apple with the crazy ARCH stuff?

   Barry

> 
> Other far less intrusive alternative would be to just upload PETSc
> (and SLEPc) tarballs to PyPI containing my setup.py. Then nothing have
> to be done with current PETSc and SLEPc releases. What do you think?
> 
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