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[Faheem Mitha <faheem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 6 Jul 2005, Satish Balay wrote:

> Or default install is approximately equivalent to '--prefix=PETSC_DIR' - so paths
> hardcoded paths to the libs are 'PETSC_DIR/lib/$PETSC_ARCH'
>
> If --prefix option is actually used [which also requires a make install] - then
> the hardcoded paths would be '$PREFIX_DIR/lib'
>
> Don't see a need for additional option '--with-install-directory'

The question is how to hardwire a path into the library which does not 
actually correspond to the location to be installed. I'm not sure how what 
you are saying is relevant, if it meant to be.

It is also possible that hardwiring is not the way to go here.

                                                                  Faheem.