It seems you missed $ in front of $PETSC_DIR somewhere along the line. I suggest deleting the PETSc directory completely, recloning PETSc and follow the instructions at https://petsc.org/release/install/ <https://petsc.org/release/install/> very careful to insure there are no typos or missing symbols.
Barry > On Nov 8, 2021, at 9:51 PM, Yaswanth Narayana <ynara...@buffalo.edu> wrote: > > Hello > > My name is Yaswanth Narayana. I am using PETSc as part of my course HPC1. > When trying to use make I am getting the following error. What should I do? > > makefile:8: /lib/petsc/conf/rules: No such file or directory > make: *** No rule to make target 'PETSC_DIR/lib/petsc/conf/rules'. Stop. > > I have tried changing the directory name and changed to the directory > containing files 'rules' and 'variables' but still receiving the same error. > Please help in this regard. > > Thank you > > Yours sincerely > Yaswanth
