On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 10:42 AM, Dave Nystrom < [email protected]> wrote:

At the end of configure.log, there are two possible ways to build petsc-dev that are specified. Which is the recommended way to build - using make or using python? I have been using make.

Also, one is labeled as legacy and one is labeled as experimental. That gives the impression of having a choice between an old, archaic method or a new, experimental approach. Should one just be labeled as production?

You do not have CMake, and thus did not get the "production" printout. The make is indeed legacy, but just as fast as CMake (Aron), as I believe the Python is as well. The Python is experimental, but I have been using it for a year and it works fine. Matt

Thanks,

Dave

-- What most experimenters take for granted before they begin their experiments is infinitely more interesting than any results to which their experiments lead. -- Norbert Wiener