[petsc-dev] PETSC_DIR and PETSC_ARCH: used to distinguish between multiple applications ?

[Matthew Knepley]

On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 7:08 PM, Kevin Buckley <
kevin.buckley.ecs.vuw.ac.nz at gmail.com> wrote:

> Been a while since I have(re)installed a PETSc, but I have just
> come into install it as a dependecy for a different package to
> that for which I have installed it in the past.
>
> The original package has a requirement for
>
>   --with-clanguage=cxx
>

Also, this is almost never needed. Are you sure the package needs it, or
just uses it due to history.

  Thanks,

     Matt


> whereas the current one doesn't, but it does have a requirement for
> different external packages, eg hypre.
>
> In terms of laying out PETSc, can (should ?) one use PETSC_DIR
> and PETSC_ARCH: to combine everything PETSc-related under one,
> top-level, say
>
> /path/to/PETSC/3.7.5
>
> with subdirs, or do the differing requirements demand two different
> "top-level "
>
> /path/to/PETSC/3.7.5/Package1
>
> /path/to/PETSC/3.7.5/Package2
>
> hierachies, each then with duplicated files across the two?
>
> Any pointers welcome,
> Kevin
>
> ---
> Kevin M. Buckley
>
> eScience Consultant
> School of Engineering and Computer Science
> Victoria University of Wellington
> New Zealand
>



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