I added the link back in. It is updated to fit with the current DOLFIN 
version, also all packages are updated with links to the newest version: 
http://www.fenics.org/wiki/A_detailed_guide_to_installing_DOLFIN

Should we add something about SyFi not being a dependency here? This 
would include CLN and GiNaC.

This is a nice approach for those using less popular Linux distributions.

ilmar

Anders Logg wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 11:52:12AM +0200, Ilmar Wilbers wrote:
>   
>> I noticed the link to 'A detailed guide to installing dolfin' 
>> (http://www.fenics.org/wiki/A_detailed_guide_to_installing_DOLFIN) is 
>> removed from http://fenics.org/wiki/DOLFIN#Installation
>>     
>
> Yes, I removed it since it was no longer current.
>
>   
>> However, it still shows up when googling for dolfin installation. So 
>> maybe it should be linked against something else?
>>     
>
> The best thing would be to update it and then add back the link.
>
>   
>> Alternatively, it needs to be revised:
>> -new version of all packages
>> -no need to run bjam for boost (we only use header files)
>> -use openmpi instead of mpich
>> -add enable-shared=1 to petsc
>>     
>
>   
>> -add externalpackages from petsc to LD_LIBRARY_PATH (as we make it 
>>     
>
> Is this really needed if PETSc is compiled with --enable-shared=1?
>
>   
>> download and install hypre and umfpack)
>> -use scons
>>
>> Should we install umfpack ourselves instead of making petsc do it?
>>     
>
> I always let PETSc download umfpack, but I'm not sure why.
>
>   
>> Do we really need hypre?
>>     
>
> It provides (algebraic) multigrid which is really useful.
>
>   
>> If you provide me with some feedback I could go through this on a clean 
>> machine, update this, and add the link back to the dolfin page on the wiki.
>>     
>
> Would be very nice!
>
> I guess it would be good if the installation guide was very similar to
> the way Johannes builds the Ubuntu package (and kept in sync if
> something in the build changes in the future).
>
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