Seems unnecessarily convoluted.  Why not just have PETSC_HAVE_COMPLEX 
defined if either PETSC_HAVE_CXX_COMPLEX  or PETSC_HAVE_C99_COMPLEX  is defined 
in petscconf.h 

   Why restrict knowledge of complex to certain files with #define 
PETSC_DESIRE_COMPLEX at the top?

    Barry

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