Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/petsc/install-3.7-linux.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/petsc/install-3.7-linux.sh	(revision 24525)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/externalpackages/petsc/install-3.7-linux.sh	(revision 24526)
@@ -22,4 +22,10 @@
 
 # Configure
+#
+# NOTE:
+# - Despite the fact that the with-pic option is used, external packages
+#	require the fPIC compiler flag to be supplied directly to the compilers in
+#	order for position independent code to be generated.
+#
 cd src
 ./config/configure.py \
@@ -33,5 +39,5 @@
 	--with-x=0 \
 	--with-ssl=0 \
-	--with-shared-libraries=1 \
+	--with-pic=1 \
 	--download-metis=1 \
 	--download-parmetis=1 \
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/ross-debian_linux-codipack
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/ross-debian_linux-codipack	(revision 24525)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/ross-debian_linux-codipack	(revision 24526)
@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@
 	mpich		install-3.3.sh
 	lapack		install-3.8-linux.sh
-	petsc		install-3.11-linux.sh
+	petsc		install-3.7-linux.sh
 	triangle	install-linux64.sh
 	chaco		install.sh
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/ross-debian_linux-dakota
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/ross-debian_linux-dakota	(revision 24525)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/ross-debian_linux-dakota	(revision 24526)
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@
 	mpich		install-3.3.sh
 	lapack		install-3.8-linux.sh
-	petsc		install-3.11-linux.sh
+	petsc		install-3.7-linux.sh
 	triangle	install-linux64.sh
 	boost		install-1.55-linux.sh
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/ross-debian_linux-gia
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/ross-debian_linux-gia	(revision 24525)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/jenkins/ross-debian_linux-gia	(revision 24526)
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@
 	mpich		install-3.3.sh
 	lapack		install-3.8-linux.sh
-	petsc		install-3.11-linux.sh
+	petsc		install-3.7-linux.sh
 	triangle	install-linux64.sh
 	math77		install.sh