> On Jun 28, 2017, at 2:35 PM, Jed Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > Barry Smith <[email protected]> writes: > >> Jed, >> >> Aside from its name and location this is a very useful thing. Should it >> be in $PETSC_DIR/lib/petsc/conf/ ? since it cannot stay in $PETSC_DIR for >> --prefix installs? > > I guess that's a reasonable location. The file isn't platform-dependent > so it could go elsewhere.
I don't understand. This directory is platform-independent. There is also a $PETSC_DIR/$PETSC_ARCH/lib/petsc/conf ; the two directories get merged in a prefix install. > In that location, it should acquire a line > specifying PETSC_ARCH upon install. You mean in a prefix install? There is no PETSC_ARCH in prefix installs. > The only issue with the path is > that you're actually typing it on the command line, and that would be > a starter Makefile for anyone building a larger project.
