tautges@chronos:~/code/petsc-dev-moab$ make -j 8 ********************* ERROR ************************* Parallel build with 'make -j' is not supported ****************************************************** make: *** [chk_makej] Error 1 tautges@chronos:~/code/petsc-dev-moab$ Why??? I can almost understand petsc's justification for its own autotools-looking python-based build system, but why its need to not support otherwise-standard make options? Similarly, PETSC_MAKE_STOP_ON_ERROR instead of make -k? - tim -- ================================================================ "You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you." Isaiah 26:3 Tim Tautges Argonne National Laboratory ([email protected]) (telecommuting from UW-Madison) phone (gvoice): (608) 354-1459 1500 Engineering Dr. fax: (608) 263-4499 Madison, WI 53706