just pulled from master (I'm using python 2.7.8)

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             Configuring PETSc to compile on your system                       
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        CONFIGURATION CRASH  (Please send configure.log to petsc-maint@mcs.anl.gov)
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global name 'PETSc' is not defined
  File "/fermi/home/userinternal/szampini/petsc/config/configure.py", line 269, in petsc_configure
    framework = config.framework.Framework(['--configModules=PETSc.Configure','--optionsModule=config.compilerOptions']+sys.argv[1:], loadArgDB = 0)
  File "/fermi/home/userinternal/szampini/petsc/config/BuildSystem/config/framework.py", line 110, in __init__
    self.createChildren()
  File "/fermi/home/userinternal/szampini/petsc/config/BuildSystem/config/framework.py", line 319, in createChildren
    self.getChild(moduleName)
  File "/fermi/home/userinternal/szampini/petsc/config/BuildSystem/config/framework.py", line 304, in getChild
    config.setupDependencies(self)
  File "/fermi/home/userinternal/szampini/petsc/config/PETSc/Configure.py", line 89, in setupDependencies
    utilityObj                    = self.framework.require('config.packages.'+utilityName, self)
  File "/fermi/home/userinternal/szampini/petsc/config/BuildSystem/config/framework.py", line 324, in require
    config = self.getChild(moduleName, keywordArgs)
  File "/fermi/home/userinternal/szampini/petsc/config/BuildSystem/config/framework.py", line 298, in getChild
    config = type(self, *keywordArgs)
  File "/fermi/home/userinternal/szampini/petsc/config/BuildSystem/config/packages/sowing.py", line 6, in __init__
    PETSc.package.NewPackage.__init__(self, framework)


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Stefano