Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/m4/issm_options.m4
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/m4/issm_options.m4	(revision 12057)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/m4/issm_options.m4	(revision 12058)
@@ -18,5 +18,4 @@
 		[MODULES_VALUE=$withval],[MODULES_VALUE="yes"])
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING(for modules compilation)
-	AM_CONDITIONAL([NOMODULES], [test $MODULES_VALUE = no])
 	AM_CONDITIONAL([MODULES], [test $MODULES_VALUE = yes])
 	AC_MSG_RESULT($MODULES_VALUE) 
@@ -1200,5 +1199,5 @@
 	dnl check that we have either python or matlab support if we compile the modules
 	if test "$MODULES_VALUE" = "yes"  && test "$HAVE_MATLAB" = "no" && test "$HAVE_PYTHON" = "no"; then
-		AC_MSG_ERROR([need at least python or matlab support to compile only in serial mode!]);
+		AC_MSG_ERROR([need at least python or matlab support to compile modules (or use --with-modules=no)]);
 	fi