Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/m4/issm_options.m4
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/m4/issm_options.m4	(revision 23481)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/m4/issm_options.m4	(revision 23482)
@@ -1673,4 +1673,29 @@
 	   fi
 		dnl }}}
+	dnl semic{{{
+	AC_ARG_WITH([semic-dir],
+		AS_HELP_STRING([--with-semic-dir=DIR], [Semic root directory.]),
+		[SEMIC_ROOT=$withval],[SEMIC_ROOT="no"])
+
+	dnl Check whether semic is enabled
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([for semic])
+	if test "x$SEMIC_ROOT" = "xno" ; then
+		HAVE_SEMIC=no
+	else
+		HAVE_SEMIC=yes
+		if ! test -d "$SEMIC_ROOT"; then
+			AC_MSG_ERROR([semic directory provided ($SEMIC_ROOT) does not exist]);
+		fi
+	fi
+	AC_MSG_RESULT($HAVE_SEMIC)
+
+	dnl semic headers and libraries
+	if test "x$HAVE_SEMIC" == "xyes"; then
+		SEMICINCL="-I$SEMIC_ROOT/include"
+		AC_DEFINE([_HAVE_SEMIC_],[1],[with semic in ISSM src])
+		SEMICLIB="$SEMIC_ROOT/libsurface_physics.a $M1QN3_ROOT/libutils.a"
+		AC_SUBST([SEMICLIB])
+	fi
+	dnl }}}
 dnl spai{{{
 	AC_ARG_WITH([spai-dir],
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/Makefile.am
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/Makefile.am	(revision 23481)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/Makefile.am	(revision 23482)
@@ -645,5 +645,5 @@
 if !WINDOWS
 if !STANDALONE_LIBRARIES
-libISSMCore_la_LIBADD = $(PETSCLIB) $(TAOLIB) $(M1QN3LIB) $(PLAPACKLIB) $(MUMPSLIB) $(SUPERLULIB) $(SPOOLESLIB) $(SCALAPACKLIB) $(BLACSLIB) $(HYPRELIB) $(SPAILIB) $(PROMETHEUSLIB) $(PASTIXLIB) $(MLLIB) $(DAKOTALIB) $(METISLIB) $(CHACOLIB) $(SCOTCHLIB) $(BLASLAPACKLIB) $(MKLLIB) $(MPILIB) $(MATHLIB) $(GRAPHICSLIB) $(MULTITHREADINGLIB) $(OSLIBS) $(GSLLIB)   $(ADOLCLIB) $(AMPILIB) $(ADJOINTMPILIB) $(METEOIOLIB) $(SNOWPACKLIB)
+libISSMCore_la_LIBADD = $(PETSCLIB) $(TAOLIB) $(M1QN3LIB) $(SEMICLIB)$(PLAPACKLIB) $(MUMPSLIB) $(SUPERLULIB) $(SPOOLESLIB) $(SCALAPACKLIB) $(BLACSLIB) $(HYPRELIB) $(SPAILIB) $(PROMETHEUSLIB) $(PASTIXLIB) $(MLLIB) $(DAKOTALIB) $(METISLIB) $(CHACOLIB) $(SCOTCHLIB) $(BLASLAPACKLIB) $(MKLLIB) $(MPILIB) $(MATHLIB) $(GRAPHICSLIB) $(MULTITHREADINGLIB) $(OSLIBS) $(GSLLIB)   $(ADOLCLIB) $(AMPILIB) $(ADJOINTMPILIB) $(METEOIOLIB) $(SNOWPACKLIB)
 if FORTRAN
 libISSMCore_la_LIBADD += $(FLIBS) $(FORTRANLIB)
@@ -727,5 +727,5 @@
 
 #External packages
-LDADD +=  $(NEOPZLIB) $(TAOLIB) $(M1QN3LIB) $(PLAPACKLIB) $(MUMPSLIB) $(SUPERLULIB) $(SPOOLESLIB) $(SCALAPACKLIB) $(BLACSLIB) $(PETSCLIB) $(HYPRELIB) $(SPAILIB) $(PROMETHEUSLIB) $(PASTIXLIB) $(MLLIB) $(DAKOTALIB) $(METISLIB) $(CHACOLIB) $(SCOTCHLIB) $(BLASLAPACKLIB) $(MKLLIB) $(MPILIB)  $(MATHLIB) $(GRAPHICSLIB) $(MULTITHREADINGLIB) $(OSLIBS) $(GSLLIB) $(AMPILIB) $(ADJOINTMPILIB) $(ADOLCLIB) $(MPILIB) $(METEOIOLIB) $(SNOWPACKLIB) $(PROJ4LIB)
+LDADD +=  $(NEOPZLIB) $(TAOLIB) $(M1QN3LIB) $(SEMICLIB) $(PLAPACKLIB) $(MUMPSLIB) $(SUPERLULIB) $(SPOOLESLIB) $(SCALAPACKLIB) $(BLACSLIB) $(PETSCLIB) $(HYPRELIB) $(SPAILIB) $(PROMETHEUSLIB) $(PASTIXLIB) $(MLLIB) $(DAKOTALIB) $(METISLIB) $(CHACOLIB) $(SCOTCHLIB) $(BLASLAPACKLIB) $(MKLLIB) $(MPILIB)  $(MATHLIB) $(GRAPHICSLIB) $(MULTITHREADINGLIB) $(OSLIBS) $(GSLLIB) $(AMPILIB) $(ADJOINTMPILIB) $(ADOLCLIB) $(MPILIB) $(METEOIOLIB) $(SNOWPACKLIB) $(PROJ4LIB)
 
 if FORTRAN
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/wrappers/matlab/Makefile.am
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/wrappers/matlab/Makefile.am	(revision 23481)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/wrappers/matlab/Makefile.am	(revision 23482)
@@ -120,5 +120,5 @@
 if STANDALONE_LIBRARIES
 libISSMMatlab_la_LDFLAGS = -static 
-deps += $(PETSCLIB) $(TAOLIB) $(NEOPZLIB) $(M1QN3LIB) $(PLAPACKLIB) $(MUMPSLIB) $(SUPERLULIB) $(SPOOLESLIB) $(TRIANGLELIB) $(SCALAPACKLIB) $(BLACSLIB) $(HYPRELIB) $(SPAILIB) $(PROMETHEUSLIB) $(PASTIXLIB) $(MLLIB) $(DAKOTALIB) $(METISLIB) $(CHACOLIB) $(SCOTCHLIB) $(BLASLAPACKLIB) $(MKLLIB) $(MPILIB) $(MATHLIB) $(GRAPHICSLIB) $(MULTITHREADINGLIB) $(OSLIBS) $(GSLLIB)   $(ADOLCLIB) $(AMPILIB) $(METEOIOLIB) $(SNOWPACKLIB)
+deps += $(PETSCLIB) $(TAOLIB) $(NEOPZLIB) $(M1QN3LIB) $(SEMICLIB) $(PLAPACKLIB) $(MUMPSLIB) $(SUPERLULIB) $(SPOOLESLIB) $(TRIANGLELIB) $(SCALAPACKLIB) $(BLACSLIB) $(HYPRELIB) $(SPAILIB) $(PROMETHEUSLIB) $(PASTIXLIB) $(MLLIB) $(DAKOTALIB) $(METISLIB) $(CHACOLIB) $(SCOTCHLIB) $(BLASLAPACKLIB) $(MKLLIB) $(MPILIB) $(MATHLIB) $(GRAPHICSLIB) $(MULTITHREADINGLIB) $(OSLIBS) $(GSLLIB)   $(ADOLCLIB) $(AMPILIB) $(METEOIOLIB) $(SNOWPACKLIB)
 endif