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[Anders Logg <logg@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Jul 06, 2005 at 09:48:53AM +0200, jhoffman@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 05, 2005 at 12:31:09PM -0500, Anders Logg wrote:
> >
> > ...
> >
> >> I think we should set up both PETSc and DOLFIN to do dynamic
> >> linking. The size of a compiled DOLFIN source tree is now 1.8GB...
> >> Even before with PETSc linked statically, the size was around 700MB.
> >>
> >> Maybe we should start looking at using libtool? I don't know how to
> >> use it, so I might need some help.
> >>
> >> In the meantime, I will add a new target 'demo' to make and change so
> >> that the standard target 'all' does not compile the demo programs.
> >> (But then all maintainers must remember to do a 'make demo' before
> >> checking something in!)
> >>
> >> I will fix this after lunch and then the new version.
> >>
> >> /Anders
> >>
> >
> > Apparently you needed to do:
> >
> > ./config/configure.py --with-clanguage=cxx --with-shared=1
> >
> > to make PETSc build shared libraries. So now the binaries are back to
> > about 10MB a piece, which is more manageable.
> >
> > I also think we should start building shared libraries (using libtool
> > seems like a good way), but it's not very high priority in my
> > opinion. I think the "make demo" solution is better and sufficient for
> > now.
> >
> >   Johan
> >
> 
> I agree that the 'make demo' solution would be a good idea, since we seem
> to lack sufficient 'libtool' know-how at this point.

Already fixed in the new release (make demo).

/Anders