Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/adic/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/adic/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/adic/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@
 	--with-colpack=$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/colpack/install\
 	--prefix=$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/adic/install 
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/adolc/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/adolc/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/adolc/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -20,5 +20,4 @@
 rm -rf ADOL-C-2.2.0
 
-
 #Compile ADOL-C
 cd src 
@@ -36,5 +35,5 @@
 	--disable-shave
 
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
@@ -54,5 +53,5 @@
 
 #remake: 
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
@@ -60,4 +59,2 @@
 fi
 make install
-
-
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/apr-util/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/apr-util/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/apr-util/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
 
 #Compile and install apr-util
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/apr/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/apr/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/apr/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
 
 #Compile and install apr
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/chaco/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/chaco/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/chaco/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@
 # Build chaco
 cd src/code
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/cmake/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/cmake/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/cmake/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
 cd install 
 ./bootstrap --prefix=$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/cmake/install
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/colpack/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/colpack/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/colpack/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@
 #compile
 cd src
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/cppcheck/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/cppcheck/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/cppcheck/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
 #compile
 cd src
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make 
 else 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/dakota/install-altix64-cosmos.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/dakota/install-altix64-cosmos.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/dakota/install-altix64-cosmos.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -eu
-
-#Get number of cpus
-NUMCPUS=$1;
 
 #Some cleanup
@@ -85,11 +82,11 @@
 #Compile and install dakota
 cd src 
-if [ -z $NUMCPUS ];
+if [ $# -eq 0 ];
 then
 	make
 	make install
 else
-	make -j $NUMCPUS
-	make -j $NUMCPUS install
+	make -j $1
+	make -j $1 install
 fi
 cd ..
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/dakota/install-discover.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/dakota/install-discover.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/dakota/install-discover.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -eu
-
-#Get number of cpus
-NUMCPUS=$1;
 
 #Some cleanup
@@ -85,11 +82,11 @@
 #Compile and install dakota
 cd src
-if [ -z $NUMCPUS ];
+if [ $# -eq 0 ];
 then
 	make
 	make install
 else
-	make -j $NUMCPUS
-	make -j $NUMCPUS install
+	make -j $1
+	make -j $1 install
 fi
 cd ..
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/dakota/install-linux64-astrid.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/dakota/install-linux64-astrid.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/dakota/install-linux64-astrid.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -eu
-
-#Get number of cpus
-NUMCPUS=$1;
 
 #Some cleanup
@@ -85,11 +82,11 @@
 #Compile and install dakota
 cd src 
-if [ -z $NUMCPUS ];
+if [ $# -eq 0 ];
 then
 	make
 	make install
 else
-	make -j $NUMCPUS
-	make -j $NUMCPUS install
+	make -j $1
+	make -j $1 install
 fi
 cd ..
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/dakota/install-linux64-murdo.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/dakota/install-linux64-murdo.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/dakota/install-linux64-murdo.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -eu
-
-#Get number of cpus
-NUMCPUS=$1;
 
 #Some cleanup
@@ -85,11 +82,11 @@
 #Compile and install dakota
 cd src 
-if [ -z $NUMCPUS ];
+if [ $# -eq 0 ];
 then
 	make
 	make install
 else
-	make -j $NUMCPUS
-	make -j $NUMCPUS install
+	make -j $1
+	make -j $1 install
 fi
 cd ..
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/dakota/install-macosx64.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/dakota/install-macosx64.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/dakota/install-macosx64.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -eu
-
-#Get number of cpus
-NUMCPUS=$1;
 
 #Some cleanup
@@ -85,11 +82,11 @@
 #Compile and install dakota
 cd src 
-if [ -z $NUMCPUS ];
+if [ $# -eq 0 ];
 then
 	make
 	make install
 else
-	make -j $NUMCPUS
-	make -j $NUMCPUS install
+	make -j $1
+	make -j $1 install
 fi
 cd ..
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/dakota/install-pleiades.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/dakota/install-pleiades.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/dakota/install-pleiades.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -eu
-
-#Get number of cpus
-NUMCPUS=$1;
 
 #Some cleanup
@@ -85,11 +82,11 @@
 #Compile and install dakota
 cd src
-if [ -z $NUMCPUS ];
+if [ $# -eq 0 ];
 then
 	make
 	make install
 else
-	make -j $NUMCPUS
-	make -j $NUMCPUS install
+	make -j $1
+	make -j $1 install
 fi
 cd ..
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/doxygen/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/doxygen/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/doxygen/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
 #Configure doxygen
 cd install && ./configure --prefix "$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/doxygen/install"
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/esmf/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/esmf/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/esmf/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@
 
 	#Compile and install esmf
-	if [ -z $1 ]; then
+	if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 		make
 		make install
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@
 if [[ $install == "2" ]]; then
 	cd esmf
-	if [ -z $1 ]; then
+	if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 		make all_tests
 	else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/freetype/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/freetype/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/freetype/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
 
 #Compile and install freetype
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	sudo make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/gdal/install-murdo.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/gdal/install-murdo.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/gdal/install-murdo.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@
 
 #Compile and install gdal
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/gdal/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/gdal/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/gdal/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@
 
 #Compile and install gdal
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/gmake/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/gmake/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/gmake/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
 ./configure --prefix=$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/gmake/install
 
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 	make install
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/graphviz/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/graphviz/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/graphviz/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
 #Compile and install
 cd src
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/gsl/install-android.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/gsl/install-android.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/gsl/install-android.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@
 #Compile gsl
 if [[ $step == "3" || $step == "0" ]]; then
-    if [ -z $1 ]; then
+    if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	    make $j 
     else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/gsl/install-linux64.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/gsl/install-linux64.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/gsl/install-linux64.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
 
 #Compile gsl
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/gsl/install-macosx64.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/gsl/install-macosx64.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/gsl/install-macosx64.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@
 
 #Compile gsl
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/gsl/install-pleiades.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/gsl/install-pleiades.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/gsl/install-pleiades.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
 
 #Compile gsl
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/hdf5/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/hdf5/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/hdf5/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
 cd src
 ./configure  --prefix="$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/hdf5/install" 
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/lapack/install-linux64.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/lapack/install-linux64.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/lapack/install-linux64.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
 
 #Compile and install lapack
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make lib
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/libpng/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/libpng/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/libpng/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
 
 #Compile and install libpng
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	sudo make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/modules/install-macosx64.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/modules/install-macosx64.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/modules/install-macosx64.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@
 
 #Compile and install modules
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich2/install-1.0.2-altix64.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich2/install-1.0.2-altix64.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich2/install-1.0.2-altix64.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@
 
 #Compile mpich2
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich2/install-1.0.2-linux64.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich2/install-1.0.2-linux64.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich2/install-1.0.2-linux64.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@
 
 #Compile mpich2
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich2/install-1.0.2-macosx32.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich2/install-1.0.2-macosx32.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich2/install-1.0.2-macosx32.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@
 
 #Compile mpich2
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich2/install-1.0.2-win32.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich2/install-1.0.2-win32.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich2/install-1.0.2-win32.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@
 
 #Compile mpich2
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich2/install-1.3.1-linux64-berg.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich2/install-1.3.1-linux64-berg.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich2/install-1.3.1-linux64-berg.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -eu
-
-#Get number of cpus
-NUMCPUS=$1;
 
 #version of mpich2
@@ -41,9 +38,9 @@
 
 #Compile mpich2
-if [ -z $NUMCPUS ];
+if [ $# -eq 0 ];
 then
 	make
 else
-	make -j $NUMCPUS
+	make -j $1
 fi
 make install 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich2/install-1.4-linux64.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich2/install-1.4-linux64.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich2/install-1.4-linux64.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@
 
 #Compile mpich2
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich2/install-1.4-macosx32.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich2/install-1.4-macosx32.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich2/install-1.4-macosx32.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@
 
 #Compile mpich2
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich2/install-1.4-macosx64.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich2/install-1.4-macosx64.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich2/install-1.4-macosx64.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@
 
 #Compile mpich2
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/netcdf/install-4.0.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/netcdf/install-4.0.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/netcdf/install-4.0.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
 cd src
 ./configure  --prefix="$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/netcdf/install"  
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/netcdf/install-4.2.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/netcdf/install-4.2.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/netcdf/install-4.2.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
  --prefix="$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/netcdf/install"  \
  --disable-doxygen
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/octave/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/octave/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/octave/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
  --disable-readline
 
-if [ -z $NUMCPUS ];
+if [ $# -eq 0 ];
 then
 	make
 	make install
 else
-	make -j $NUMCPUS
-	make -j $NUMCPUS install
+	make -j $1
+	make -j $1 install
 fi
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/oofem/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/oofem/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/oofem/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@
 #Compile oofem 
 cd targets/oofem-2.0
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/python/install-2.7.2-linux64.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/python/install-2.7.2-linux64.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/python/install-2.7.2-linux64.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@
  --enable-shared
 
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/python/install-2.7.2-macosx-lion.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/python/install-2.7.2-macosx-lion.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/python/install-2.7.2-macosx-lion.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
 ./configure \
  --enable-framework="$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/python/install/Library/Frameworks" 
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/python/install-2.7.2-macosx-snowleopard.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/python/install-2.7.2-macosx-snowleopard.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/python/install-2.7.2-macosx-snowleopard.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@
 
 #make
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/python/install-3.2.2-linux64.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/python/install-3.2.2-linux64.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/python/install-3.2.2-linux64.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@
  --enable-shared
 
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/python/install-3.2.2-macosx-lion.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/python/install-3.2.2-macosx-lion.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/python/install-3.2.2-macosx-lion.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@
 
 #make
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/python/install-3.2.2-macosx-snowleopard.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/python/install-3.2.2-macosx-snowleopard.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/python/install-3.2.2-macosx-snowleopard.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@
 
 #make
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/rose/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/rose/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/rose/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
 	--srcdir=$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/rose/source
 
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/shapelib/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/shapelib/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/shapelib/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@
 # Build shapelib and run self-tests
 cd src
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/slepc/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/slepc/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/slepc/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
 cd install
 ./config/configure.py
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/sqlite/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/sqlite/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/sqlite/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
 
 #Compile and install sqlite-autoconf
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/svn/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/svn/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/svn/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@
 
 #Compile and install subversion
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/swig/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/swig/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/swig/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@
 
 #Compile and install gdal
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/tcl/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/tcl/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/tcl/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@
 then 
 	./configure --prefix=$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/tcl/install
-	if [ -z $1 ]; then
+	if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 		make
 	else
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@
 then
 	sudo ./configure 
-	if [ -z $1 ]; then
+	if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 		sudo make
 	else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/tclx/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/tclx/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/tclx/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@
 
 #Compile and install tclx
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
 else
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/tk/install.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/tk/install.sh	(revision 13248)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/tk/install.sh	(revision 13249)
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@
 then 
 	./configure --prefix=$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/tk/install
-	if [ -z $1 ]; then
+	if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 		make
 	else
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@
 then
 	sudo ./configure 
-	if [ -z $1 ]; then
+	if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 		sudo make
 	else
