> ?Nope, they are completely distinct to handle the rare cases where the c++ > compiler doesn't like all the valid flags that the C compiler accepts. Is > there a way we could have made this fact obvious to users?
It's a good question. I found myself completely overwhelmed by the ./configure --help output. I'm wondering if there's a way to partition it into smaller subsections similar to how gdb's help has different help sections depending on whether you're setting breakpoints, examining a backtrace, etc. petsc is compiling right now, so when it's done, I'll have a look at the descriptions for CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS. Posting the reason for the cxx compiler not being recognized would definitely help. wes
