Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/m4/issm_options.m4
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/m4/issm_options.m4	(revision 12738)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/m4/issm_options.m4	(revision 12739)
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@
 	  [METIS_ROOT=$withval],[METIS_ROOT=""])
 
+   AC_MSG_CHECKING(for metis headers and libraries in $METIS_ROOT)
+
 	if test -d "$METIS_ROOT"; then
-
-		AC_MSG_CHECKING(for metis headers and libraries in $METIS_ROOT)
 
 		dnl first figure out version of metis: does the VERSION file exist?
@@ -598,4 +598,5 @@
 	fi
 	AM_CONDITIONAL([METIS], [test x$HAVE_METIS = xyes])
+	AC_MSG_RESULT($HAVE_METIS)
 	dnl }}}
 	dnl mpi{{{