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.
* change comm_init API - no need to pass local rank groups, fca calculates that on its own.
* remove local rank list from module - libfca maintains that now.
* in fca_bcast and fca_reduce - pass root rank index and let libfca figure out the local rank index.
This commit was SVN r23716.
