On Fri, 27 Nov 2009, Barry Smith wrote:
> How does the gnu/autoconf world handle this. If you have two gnu/autoconf > installed packages how can you tell they are compatible? You should use the > same type of mechanism they use. (what?, they don't have such a mechanism? > Well then that is a limitation of the --prefix model and you have to live with > that). The issue is not what the prefix model dictates. The issue is: do slepc/petsc4py support both modes of install similar to PETSc. If not why does PETSc need PETSC_ARCH for a prefix install? [if we are so pure with supporting gnu/autoconf model?]. Satish
