[ET Trac] [Einstein Toolkit] #184: Configuration variables used in thorn configuration scripts not checked at configure time

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#184: Configuration variables used in thorn configuration scripts not checked at
configure time
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 Reporter:  hinder       |       Owner:     
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  minor        |   Milestone:     
Component:  Cactus       |     Version:     
 Keywords:  build        |  
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 Variables (such as GSL_DIR) which are set at configure time are not
 checked immediately, but instead only lead to errors if they are incorrect
 at CST or even worse at thorn-build time.  This leads to a lot of wasted
 time when trying out new options, especially if multiple libraries (HDF5,
 GSL, etc) need to be built.

 One solution would be for thorns to provide a script which checked that
 its variables were set correctly.  For example it could check that the
 directory existed and contained the required libraries.  This script would
 be called at configure time.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.einsteintoolkit.org/ticket/184>
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