On Mon, 20 Mar 2006, buket at be.itu.edu.tr wrote: > Hello again, > > I want to compare the iterative methods with direct methods in terms of time. > What functions can I use for direct solution?
-pc_type lu -ksp_type preonly To use parallel direct solvers - you'll have to install PETSc with one of the direct solver external packages [SuperLU_DIST, spooles, MPUMPS] With these - you can do - for eg: -mat_type superlu_dist -pc_type lu -ksp_type preonly Satish
