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[Paul Barbone <barbone@xxxxxx>]

 On 9/8/10 2:58 PM, Anders Logg wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 08, 2010 at 02:49:01PM -0400, Paul Barbone wrote:
> >   On 9/7/10 2:15 AM, Anders Logg wrote:
> > > On Mon, Sep 06, 2010 at 07:14:21PM -0400, Paul Barbone wrote:
> > > >   On 9/6/10 6:32 PM, Anders Logg wrote:
> > > > > Did you install PETSc and SLEPc yourself or did you let Dorsal build
> > > > > them?
> > > > I let dorsal build them.
> > > > > Did you have any old versions of any of the libraries on your system?
> > > > Yes, but these were in different directories, and incidentally
> > > > installed from an older dorsal build.   I tried to keep things
> > > > separate, but there is some overlap between the installations.
> > > > They use the same python, for example, but the PETSc and SLEPc are
> > > > distinct.
> > > Could you try locating all those libraries and (at least temporarily)
> > > rename or move them to a location where they can't be found?
> > >
> > > Then clean out the Dorsal build and start with a clean installation.
> > >
> > > Our scripts should be able to find the correct versions but the
> > > configure scripts need some more work.
> > Ok.  I reinstalled python, etc, via macports, deleted the old FEniCS
> > directory, and installed completely new.  I eventually got precisely
> > the same behavior.
> Very strange. It works fine on my Snow Leopard (including SCOTCH). I
> haven't done anything special. Your hope is that either someone else
> has the same problem and knows how to fix it, or you find out what the
> problem is yourself.
>
> It is not that difficult to add some debugging to the DOLFIN CMake
> configure scripts. They are located in the cmake/modules/ directory
> and named FindPETSc.cmake etc. Let us what you find out.
>
> --
> Anders

Thanks.  That's helpful.  Where is PETSC_ARCH specified?  It changes 
from its definition in the  foo.platform file.

-Paul