On 10/31/11 11:55 AM, Fredrik Heffer Valdmanis wrote: > 2011/10/31 Harish Narayanan <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > On 10/31/11 11:36 AM, Fredrik Heffer Valdmanis wrote: > > OK, thanks! > > > > Another quick question: For small patches and improvements, should I > > file a bug report, make a merge proposal or just mail the list? > The case > > right now is that the package "ptscotch" must be added to the list of > > packages in petsc.package in order for PETSc to compile on my machine. > > In addition, the old slepc.patch must be remade in a version for SLEPc > > 3.2, in order for repeated builds with Dorsal to succeed. > > > > These are rather small changes, so I figured either a bug report and > > merge proposal was a bit over the top. > > cc: The mailing list so that others may chime in. > > Do you want me to replace scotch with ptscotch, or add ptscotch to the > list? > > > ptscotch must be added to the list, before scotch. Else, PETSc fails > during configure. Am I the only one having this problem? I'm on Ubuntu > 11.04. > > > And I removed the patch for slepc 3.2 because I don't think it is > necessary any more. Also, what platform are you on? > > > SLEPc still complains that files from an existing install is present if > you rerun Dorsal on top of a previous install without patching. > Shouldn't the patch still be there? I have made a new slepc.patch for > 3.2, it is included in the attached patchfile together with the ptscotch > fix. > > > For the future, either of those avenues are useful: > > * If you know how to fix the problem, mailing a patch to the list or > merge proposal is the easiest for me to deal with. > * If you don't, file a bug report. As tiny as it may seem, it better > ensures that your problem not to be overlooked. > > > All right :)
I have incorporated your patch. And I still cannot see why your e-mails are not making it through to the list. There are no obvious buttons on launchpad that I can push. (Perhaps try from a different e-mail address?) Thanks, Harish _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dorsal Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dorsal More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
