Just list --download-mpich you don't need to list the directory. Barry
On Aug 3, 2009, at 4:54 PM, (Rebecca) Xuefei YUAN wrote: > Hi, > > I have the following error but I do not understand.. > > > rebecca at YuanWork:~/soft/petsc-3.0.0-p7$ ./config/configure.py --with- > cc=gcc --download-f-blas-lapack=1 --download-mpich=/home/rebecca/ > soft/petsc-3.0.0-p7/externalpackages/mpich-1.2.7p1/ --with-shared=0 > --configModules=PETSc.Configure --optionsModule=PETSc.compilerOptions > = > = > = > = > = > = > = > = > = > = > = > ====================================================================== > Configuring PETSc to compile on your system > = > = > = > = > = > = > = > = > = > = > = > ====================================================================== > ********************************************************************************* > ERROR in COMMAND LINE ARGUMENT to config/configure.py > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Invalid download location: /home/rebecca/soft/petsc-3.0.0-p7/ > externalpackages/mpich-1.2.7p1/ for key download-mpich > ********************************************************************************* > > > THanks, > > > > -- > (Rebecca) Xuefei YUAN > Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics > Columbia University > Tel:917-399-8032 > www.columbia.edu/~xy2102 >