Index: sm/trunk-jpl/src/py/model/petscversion.2.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/py/model/petscversion.2.py	(revision 12764)
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-#PETSCVERSION - recover petsc version number, inside config.h file
-#
-#   Usage:
-#       PETSC_VERSION=petscversion();
-
-#Module imports {{{
-import os
-import sys
-from issmtier import *
-#}}}
-
-def petscversion():
-
-	#default
-	PETSC_VERSION=3;
-	
-	configfile=issmtier() + "/bin/config.h" #should find it in the install target
-	
-	if not os.path.isfile(configfile):
-		raise RuntimeError("%s%s%s"%("File ",configfile," not found. ISSM has not been configured yet!"))
-
-	#go through the file, and recover the line we want
-	fid=open(configfile,'r');
-
-	tline=fid.readline()
-	while tline:
-
-		if tline=='': 
-			break
-		
-		if tline[0:21]=="#define _PETSC_MAJOR_":
-			PETSC_VERSION=int(tline[22])
-			break
-		
-		tline=fid.readline()
-	
-	fid.close();
-
-	return PETSC_VERSION
Index: sm/trunk-jpl/src/py/utils/OS/ismumps.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/py/utils/OS/ismumps.py	(revision 12764)
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-#ISMUMPS - figure out if MUMPS package was compiled with ISSM
-#
-#   Usage:
-#       flag=ismumps();
-
-#Module imports {{{
-import os
-import sys
-from issmtier import *
-#}}}
-
-def ismumps():
-
-	configfile=issmtier() + "/bin/config.h" #should find it in the install target
-	
-	if not os.path.isfile(configfile):
-		raise RuntimeError("%s%s%s"%("File ",configfile," not found. ISSM has not been configured yet!"))
-	
-	#%go through the file, and recover the line we want
-	flag=2;
-	fid=open(configfile,'r');
-
-	tline=fid.readline()
-	while tline:
-		
-		if tline=='': 
-			break
-		if tline[0:25]=="/* #undef _HAVE_MUMPS_ */":
-			flag=0;
-			break
-		if tline[0:20]=="#define _HAVE_MUMPS_":
-			flag=1
-			break
-		tline=fid.readline()
-
-	fid.close();
-
-	if flag==2:
-		raise RuntimeError('could not determine whether MUMPS was or was not compiled')
-
-	return flag
Index: sm/trunk-jpl/src/py/utils/Shell/issmtier.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/py/utils/Shell/issmtier.py	(revision 12764)
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-
-#ISSMTIER - Get ISSM_TIER environment variable contents.
-#
-#   Usage:
-#      ISSM_TIER=issmtier()
-
-
-#Module imports
-import os
-
-def issmtier():
-
-	if os.name =="posix":
-		ISSM_TIER =os.getenv('ISSM_TIER')
-	else:
-		ISSM_TIER =os.getenv('ISSM_TIER_WIN')
-
-	if(ISSM_TIER[-1]=="/") or (ISSM_TIER[-1]=="\\"):
-		ISSM_TIER = ISSM_TIER[:-2]; #shave off the last '/'
-
-	if ISSM_TIER == "":
-		raise RuntimeError("issmdir error message: ''ISSM_TIER'' environment variable is empty! You should define ISSM_TIER in your .cshrc or .bashrc!")
-		
-	return ISSM_TIER