Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/mesh/planet/gmsh/gmshplanet.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/mesh/planet/gmsh/gmshplanet.py	(revision 25098)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/mesh/planet/gmsh/gmshplanet.py	(revision 25099)
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@
     if errs != '':
         raise Exception("gmshplanet: call to gmsh failed: {}".format(errs))
-    gmshmajorversion = outs
+    gmshmajorversion = int(outs)
     if gmshmajorversion not in [3, 4]:
         raise RuntimeError("gmshplanet: Gmsh major version {} not supported!".format( gmshmajorversion))