Re: [ET Trac] [Einstein Toolkit] #2158: Without MPI installed, Cactus doesn't build

#2158: Without MPI installed, Cactus doesn't build -------------------------------+--------------------------------- Reporter: Steven R. Brandt | Owner: (none) Type: defect | Status: review Priority: unset | Milestone: Component: Other | Version: development version Resolution: | Keywords: -------------------------------+---------------------------------

Comment (by Steven R. Brandt):

My recollection is that we decided sometime ago that these packages would use the special string NO_BUILDDIR rather than the empty string to signify that the build dir was not set. I believe the hwloc thorn is doing the correct thing when it sets that option.