[petsc-dev] I hate nagupgrade

[Karl Rupp]

Hey,

 >> I bet that some Germans would still be very upset about an opt-out 
rather than an opt-in (yes, this is a cultural issue...).
>>
>> Is there much value from a nagupgrade check at configure-time? Those who download a fresh copy of PETSc don't have any benefit from the check. After the installation, the check has no effect
>
>    Karl,
>
>     I don't understand? Is there a bug in the current code? If the user has write access to the $PETSC_DIR directory it will print a nag at most once every 24 hours. Otherwise it will print a nag every time they do a make with the PETSc makefiles. Is it not working for you?

Well, it is - but since my usual work flow involves a fresh pull and 
configure at the start of the day, I was incorrectly assuming that this 
is tied to configure. :-/

Best regards,
Karli