Index: /issm/trunk/m4/issm_options.m4
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/m4/issm_options.m4	(revision 588)
+++ /issm/trunk/m4/issm_options.m4	(revision 589)
@@ -135,5 +135,28 @@
 	fi
 	AC_MSG_RESULT(ok)
-	
+
+	dnl Dakota directory
+	AC_ARG_WITH([dakota-dir],
+			  AS_HELP_STRING([--with-dakota-dir = DIR], [dakota root directory. necessary for serial build]),
+			 [DAKOTA_ROOT=$withval],[DAKOTA_ROOT=""]) 
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING(for Dakota )
+	
+	if test -d "$DAKOTA_ROOT"; then
+
+		dnl defaults
+		HAVE_DAKOTA=yes
+		DAKOTAINCL=-I$DAKOTA_ROOT/include
+		DAKOTALIB="-L$DAKOTA_ROOT/lib -ldakota -lteuchos -lpecos -lfftw3 -llhs  -levidence -lsurfpack -lconmin -lddace -lfsudace    -ljega -lcport -lopt -lpsuade -lnewmat    -lncsuopt -lgsl -lquadrature -lcoliny -lcolin -lpebbl     -lutilib -l3po -lnappspack -lappspack -lconveyor -lshared -lcdd -lamplsolver "
+
+
+		AC_DEFINE([_HAVE_DAKOTA_],[1],[with Dakota in ISSM src])
+		AC_SUBST([DAKOTAINCL])
+		AC_SUBST([DAKOTALIB])
+
+	else
+		HAVE_DAKOTA=no
+	fi
+	AC_MSG_RESULT($HAVE_DAKOTA)
+
 		
 	dnl Metis directory
@@ -192,4 +215,5 @@
 			
 			AC_DEFINE([_HAVE_MPI_],[1],[with Mpi in ISSM src])
+			AC_DEFINE([HAVE_MPI],[1],[with Mpi in ISSM src])
 			AC_SUBST([MPIINCL])
 			AC_SUBST([MPILIB])
@@ -310,7 +334,8 @@
 		HAVE_BLASLAPACK=yes
 		BLASLAPACKINCL=""
-		BLASLAPACKLIB=-L"$BLASLAPACK_ROOT -lmkl_lapack -lmkl -lguide"
-
-		AC_DEFINE([_HAVE_BLASLAPACK_],[1],[with Scalapack in ISSM src])
+		dnl BLASLAPACKLIB=-L"$BLASLAPACK_ROOT -lmkl_lapack -lmkl -lguide"
+		BLASLAPACKLIB=-L"$BLASLAPACK_ROOT -lfblas -lflapack"
+
+		AC_DEFINE([_HAVE_BLASLAPACK_],[1],[with blas lapack in ISSM src])
 		AC_SUBST([BLASLAPACKLIB])
 		AC_SUBST([BLASLAPACKINCL])