Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich/install-3.2-linux64.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich/install-3.2-linux64.sh	(revision 24330)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/mpich/install-3.2-linux64.sh	(revision 24331)
@@ -2,29 +2,38 @@
 set -eu
 
-#Some cleanup
-rm -rf src install mpich-3.2
+
+## Constants
+#
+VER="3.2"
+
+# Download source
+$ISSM_DIR/scripts/DownloadExternalPackage.sh "https://issm.ess.uci.edu/files/externalpackages/mpich-${VER}.tar.gz" "mpich-${VER}.tar.gz"
+
+# Unpack source
+tar -zxvf  mpich-$VER.tar.gz
+
+# Cleanup
+rm -rf src install
 mkdir src install
 
-#Download from ISSM server
-$ISSM_DIR/scripts/DownloadExternalPackage.sh 'https://issm.ess.uci.edu/files/externalpackages/mpich-3.2.tar.gz' 'mpich-3.2.tar.gz'
+# Move source into 'src' directory
+mv mpich-$VER/* src
+rm -rf mpich-$VER
 
-#Untar
-tar -zxvf  mpich-3.2.tar.gz
-
-#Move mpich into src directory
-mv mpich-3.2/* src
-rm -rf mpich-3.2
-
-#Configure mpich
+# Configure
 cd src
 ./configure \
-	--prefix="$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/mpich/install" \
+	--prefix="${ISSM_DIR}/externalpackages/mpich/install" \
 	--enable-shared
 
-#Compile mpich (this new version supports parallel make)
+# Compile and install
 if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	make
+	make install
 else
 	make -j $1
+	make -j $1 install
 fi
-make install
+
+# Return to initial directory
+cd ..
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/petsc/install-3.7-linux64.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/petsc/install-3.7-linux64.sh	(revision 24330)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/petsc/install-3.7-linux64.sh	(revision 24331)
@@ -2,22 +2,31 @@
 set -eu
 
-#Some cleanup
-rm -rf install petsc-3.7.6 src
+
+## Constants
+#
+VER="3.7.6"
+
+# Download source
+$ISSM_DIR/scripts/DownloadExternalPackage.sh "https://issm.ess.uci.edu/files/externalpackages/petsc-lite-${VER}.tar.gz" "petsc-${VER}.tar.gz"
+
+# Unpack source
+tar -zxvf  petsc-$VER.tar.gz
+
+# Cleanup
+rm -rf install src
 mkdir install src
 
-#Download from ISSM server
-$ISSM_DIR/scripts/DownloadExternalPackage.sh 'https://issm.ess.uci.edu/files/externalpackages/petsc-lite-3.7.6.tar.gz' 'petsc-3.7.6.tar.gz'
+# Move source to 'src' directory
+mv petsc-$VER/* src/
+rm -rf petsc-$VER
 
-#Untar and move petsc to install directory
-tar -zxvf  petsc-3.7.6.tar.gz
-mv petsc-3.7.6/* src/
-rm -rf petsc-3.7.6
-
-#configure
+# Configure
 cd src
 ./config/configure.py \
-	--prefix="$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/petsc/install" \
-	--with-mpi-dir="$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/mpich/install" \
-	--PETSC_DIR="$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/petsc/src" \
+	--prefix="${ISSM_DIR}/externalpackages/petsc/install" \
+	--PETSC_DIR="${ISSM_DIR}/externalpackages/petsc/src" \
+	--with-mpi-dir="${ISSM_DIR}/externalpackages/mpich/install" \
+	--with-blas-lib="-L${ISSM_DIR}/externalpackages/lapack/install/lib -lblas" \
+	--with-lapack-lib="-L${ISSM_DIR}/externalpackages/lapack/install/lib -llapack" \
 	--with-debugging=0 \
 	--with-valgrind=0 \
@@ -25,12 +34,21 @@
 	--with-ssl=0 \
 	--with-shared-libraries=1 \
+	--download-zlib=1\
+	--download-hdf5=1 \
+	--download-netcdf=1 \
 	--download-metis=1 \
 	--download-parmetis=1 \
-	--download-mumps=1 \
 	--download-scalapack=1 \
-	--download-fblaslapack=1 \
-	--with-pic=1
+	--download-mumps=1
 
-#Compile and intall
-make
-make install
+# Compile and install
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+	make
+	make install
+else
+	make -j $1
+	make -j $1 install
+fi
+
+# Return to initial directory
+cd ..
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/linux64_ross
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/linux64_ross	(revision 24330)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/linux64_ross	(revision 24331)
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 #-------------------------------#
 
-#MATLAB path
+# MATLAB path
 MATLAB_PATH="/usr/local/MATLAB/R2015a"
 
-#ISSM CONFIGURATION
-ISSM_CONFIG='--prefix=$ISSM_DIR \
+# ISSM CONFIGURATION
+ISSM_CONFIG='\
+	--prefix=$ISSM_DIR \
 	--disable-static \
 	--with-matlab-dir=$MATLAB_PATH \
 	--with-fortran-lib="-L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.9 -lgfortran" \
-	--with-mpi-include=$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/mpich/install/include  \
+	--with-mpi-include=$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/mpich/install/include \
 	--with-mpi-libflags="-L${ISSM_DIR}/externalpackages/mpich/install/lib -lmpi -lmpicxx -lmpifort" \
 	--with-blas-lapack-dir=$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/lapack/install \
@@ -37,11 +38,11 @@
 #-----------------------------------#
 
-#List of external packages to be installed and their installation scripts
+# List of external packages to be installed and their installation scripts
 EXTERNALPACKAGES="
 	autotools	install.sh
 	cmake		install.sh
-	mpich		install-3.3.sh
+	mpich		install-3.2-linux64.sh
 	lapack		install-3.8-linux.sh
-	petsc		install-3.11-linux.sh
+	petsc		install-3.7-linux64.sh
 	triangle	install-linux64.sh
 	chaco		install.sh
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/linux64_ross_python
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/linux64_ross_python	(revision 24330)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/linux64_ross_python	(revision 24331)
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-
 #-------------------------------#
 # 1: ISSM general configuration #
@@ -10,21 +9,25 @@
 	--with-python-numpy-dir=/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/numpy \
 	--with-fortran-lib="-L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.9 -lgfortran" \
-	--with-mpi-include=$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/mpich/install/include  \
-	--with-mpi-libflags="-L$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/mpich/install/lib -lmpi -lmpicxx -lmpifort" \
+	--with-mpi-include=$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/mpich/install/include \
+	--with-mpi-libflags="-L${ISSM_DIR}/externalpackages/mpich/install/lib -lmpi -lmpicxx -lmpifort" \
+	--with-blas-lapack-dir=$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/lapack/install \
 	--with-metis-dir=$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/petsc/install \
-	--with-blas-lapack-dir=$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/petsc/install \
 	--with-scalapack-dir=$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/petsc/install \
 	--with-mumps-dir=$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/petsc/install \
 	--with-petsc-dir=$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/petsc/install \
 	--with-triangle-dir=$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/triangle/install \
-	--with-chaco-dir="$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/chaco/install" \
+	--with-chaco-dir=$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/chaco/install \
 	--with-m1qn3-dir=$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/m1qn3/install \
+	--with-semic-dir=$ISSM_DIR/externalpackages/semic/install \
 	--with-numthreads=4 \
 	--enable-development \
-	--enable-debugging '
+	--enable-debugging \
+'
 
-#PYTHON and MATLAB testing
+# Test suites
 MATLAB_TEST=0
 PYTHON_TEST=1
+JAVASCRIPT_TEST=0
+EXAMPLES_TEST=0
 
 #-----------------------------------#
@@ -32,13 +35,17 @@
 #-----------------------------------#
 
-#List of external packages to be installed and their installation scripts
-EXTERNALPACKAGES="autotools     install.sh
-						cmake         install.sh
-						mpich         install-3.2-linux64.sh
-						petsc         install-3.7-linux64.sh
-						triangle      install-linux64.sh
-						chaco         install.sh
-						m1qn3         install.sh
-						shell2junit   install.sh"
+# List of external packages to be installed and their installation scripts
+EXTERNALPACKAGES="
+	autotools	install.sh
+	cmake		install.sh
+	mpich		install-3.2-linux64.sh
+	lapack		install-3.8-linux.sh
+	petsc		install-3.7-linux64.sh
+	triangle	install-linux64.sh
+	chaco		install.sh
+	m1qn3		install.sh
+	semic		install.sh
+	shell2junit	install.sh
+"
 
 #-----------------#
@@ -48,8 +55,8 @@
 #number of cpus used in ISSM installation and compilation (one is usually
 #safer as some packages are very sensitive to parallel compilation)
-NUMCPUS_INSTALL=10
+NUMCPUS_INSTALL=8
 
 #number of cpus used in the nightly runs.
-NUMCPUS_RUN=5
+NUMCPUS_RUN=8
 
 #Nightly run options. The matlab routine runme.m will be called
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/linux64_ross_se
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/linux64_ross_se	(revision 24330)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/linux64_ross_se	(revision 24331)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 	autotools	install.sh
 	cmake		install.sh
-	mpich		install-3.3.sh
+	mpich		install-3.2-linux64.sh
 	lapack		install-3.8-linux.sh
-	petsc		install-3.11-linux.sh
+	petsc		install-3.7-linux64.sh
 	triangle	install-linux64.sh
 	chaco		install.sh