[petsc-dev] Recommended Petsc Build Procedure

[Matthew Knepley]

On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 10:42 AM, Dave Nystrom <
Dave.Nystrom at tachyonlogic.com> wrote:

> At the end of configure.log, there are two possible ways to build petsc-dev
> that are specified.  Which is the recommended way to build - using make or
> using python?  I have been using make.
>
> Also, one is labeled as legacy and one is labeled as experimental.  That
> gives the impression of having a choice between an old, archaic method or a
> new, experimental approach.  Should one just be labeled as production?
>

You do not have CMake, and thus did not get the "production" printout. The
make is
indeed legacy, but just as fast as CMake (Aron), as I believe the Python is
as well.
The Python is experimental, but I have been using it for a year and it
works fine.

   Matt


> Thanks,
>
> Dave
>



-- 
What most experimenters take for granted before they begin their
experiments is infinitely more interesting than any results to which their
experiments lead.
-- Norbert Wiener
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