I just did git clone https://bitbucket.org/petsc/petsc
and get this: 06:44 edison03 master ~/petsc$ ../arch-xc30-opt.py PETSC_DIR=/global/homes/m/madams/petsc +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The version of PETSc you are using is out-of-date, we recommend updating to the new release Available Version: 3.5 Installed Version: 3.4.4 http://www.mcs.anl.gov/petsc/download/index.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
