[petsc-dev] cmakeboot.py is a total disaster needs fixing or removal

[Barry Smith]

  Satish,

    I deleted this from the mailing list before it was sent out. Hence it should be ignored and not visible to anyone

   Barry

On May 23, 2011, at 4:47 PM, Satish Balay wrote:

> Barry,
> 
> Does --with-cmake=0 workarround this?
> 
> Satish
> 
> On Mon, 23 May 2011, Barry Smith wrote:
> 
>> 
>>   Jed,
>> 
>>    I can no longer configure!
>> 
>> 
>>    You move a bunch of stuff that has nothing to do with cmake into cmakeboot.py  for example    self.make          = self.framework.require('config.programs',        None)
>> now if your silly cmakeboot stuff doesn't work then variables like OMAKE are never defined in the generated petscvariables file and so nothing can get built. Pisses me off, it is fine to support cmake but don't make it the goddamn center of PETSc.
>> 
>>   I am stuck without PETSc because I don't have a clue why this is happening.
>> 
>>   Barry
>> 
>> [see attached file: configure.log]
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