This merges the branch containing the revamped build system based around converting autogen from a bash script to a Perl program. Jeff has provided emails explaining the features contained in the change.
Please note that configure requirements on components HAVE CHANGED. For example. a configure.params file is no longer required in each component directory. See Jeff's emails for an explanation.
This commit was SVN r23764.
MPI_INIT and start of MPI_FINALIZE.
* Clean up MPI Extensions build system to acknowledge that OMPI's the only
project with extensions, as well as remove some build artifacts necessary
for more general components.
This commit was SVN r23616.
has not been created yet by configure (happens only
when mpi.h and other .in-files are being created...)
Therefore mkdir -p it...
This commit was SVN r21278.
