diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 01f0a83d513..42bcd62b3f8 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -809,17 +809,17 @@ SLEPC_DIR
 LIBMESH_ENABLE_PETSC_FALSE
 LIBMESH_ENABLE_PETSC_TRUE
 enablepetsc
+PETSC_FC_INCLUDES
+PETSC_CC_INCLUDES
+PETSCINCLUDEDIRS
+PETSCLINKLIBS
 MPI_INCLUDES_PATHS
 MPI_INCLUDES_PATH
 MPI_LIBS_PATHS
 MPI_LIBS_PATH
 MPI_LIBS
-MPI
 MPI_IMPL
-PETSC_FC_INCLUDES
-PETSC_CC_INCLUDES
-PETSCINCLUDEDIRS
-PETSCLINKLIBS
+MPI
 petscmajorminor
 petscmajor
 petscversion
@@ -29782,11 +29782,524 @@ $as_echo "#define HAVE_PETSC 1" >>confdefs.h
 $as_echo "#define HAVE_MPI 1" >>confdefs.h
 
           MPI_IMPL="petsc_snooped"
-  	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: <<< Configuring library with MPI from PETSC config >>>" >&5
+          { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: <<< Configuring library with MPI from PETSC config >>>" >&5
 $as_echo "<<< Configuring library with MPI from PETSC config >>>" >&6; }
         else
-  	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: <<< Warning: configuring in serial - no MPI in PETSC config >>>" >&5
-$as_echo "<<< Warning: configuring in serial - no MPI in PETSC config >>>" >&6; }
+          { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: <<< PETSc did not define MPIEXEC.  Will try configuring MPI now... >>>" >&5
+$as_echo "<<< PETSc did not define MPIEXEC.  Will try configuring MPI now... >>>" >&6; }
+
+
+# if MPIHOME is empty, set it to /usr
+if (test "x$MPIHOME" = x) ; then
+  MPIHOME="/usr"
+fi
+
+
+# Check whether --with-mpi was given.
+if test "${with_mpi+set}" = set; then :
+  withval=$with_mpi; MPI="$withval"
+else
+
+              echo "note: MPI library path not given... trying prefix=$MPIHOME"
+	      MPI=$MPIHOME
+
+fi
+
+
+if test -z "$MPI"; then
+	MPI="/usr"
+fi
+
+
+
+MPI_LIBS_PATH="$MPI/lib"
+MPI_INCLUDES_PATH="$MPI/include"
+
+# Check that the compiler uses the library we specified...
+
+# look for LAM or other MPI implementation
+if (test -e $MPI_LIBS_PATH/libmpi.a || test -e $MPI_LIBS_PATH/libmpi.so) ; then
+	echo "note: using $MPI_LIBS_PATH/libmpi(.a/.so)"
+
+
+	# Ensure the comiler finds the library...
+	tmpLIBS=$LIBS
+
+	ac_ext=cpp
+ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CXX -o conftest$ac_exeext $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu
+
+
+	LIBS="-L$MPI_LIBS_PATH $LIBS"
+
+	# look for lam_version_show in liblam.(a/so)
+	# (this is needed in addition to libmpi.(a/so) for
+        # LAM MPI
+	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for lam_show_version in -llam" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for lam_show_version in -llam... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_lib_lam_lam_show_version+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-llam  $LIBS"
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char lam_show_version ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return lam_show_version ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_cxx_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  ac_cv_lib_lam_lam_show_version=yes
+else
+  ac_cv_lib_lam_lam_show_version=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_lam_lam_show_version" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_lam_lam_show_version" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_lam_lam_show_version" = xyes; then :
+
+                       LIBS="-llam $LIBS"
+                       MPI_LIBS="-llam $MPI_LIBS"
+
+fi
+
+
+	# Quadricss MPI requires the elan library to be included too
+	if (nm $MPI_LIBS_PATH/libmpi.* | grep elan > /dev/null); then
+	  echo "note: MPI found to use Quadrics switch, looking for elan library"
+		 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for elan_init in -lelan" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for elan_init in -lelan... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_lib_elan_elan_init+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-lelan  $LIBS"
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char elan_init ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return elan_init ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_cxx_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  ac_cv_lib_elan_elan_init=yes
+else
+  ac_cv_lib_elan_elan_init=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_elan_elan_init" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_elan_elan_init" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_elan_elan_init" = xyes; then :
+
+                                LIBS="-lelan $LIBS"
+                                MPI_LIBS="-lelan $MPI_LIBS"
+
+else
+  as_fn_error $? "Could not find elan library... exiting " "$LINENO" 5
+fi
+
+	fi
+
+	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for MPI_Init in -lmpi" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for MPI_Init in -lmpi... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_lib_mpi_MPI_Init+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-lmpi  $LIBS"
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char MPI_Init ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return MPI_Init ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_cxx_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  ac_cv_lib_mpi_MPI_Init=yes
+else
+  ac_cv_lib_mpi_MPI_Init=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_mpi_MPI_Init" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_mpi_MPI_Init" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_mpi_MPI_Init" = xyes; then :
+
+		       MPI_LIBS="-lmpi $MPI_LIBS"
+	               MPI_LIBS_PATHS="-L$MPI_LIBS_PATH"
+	               MPI_IMPL="mpi"
+                       { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: Found valid MPI installlaion..." >&5
+$as_echo "Found valid MPI installlaion..." >&6; }
+
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: Could not link in the MPI library..." >&5
+$as_echo "Could not link in the MPI library..." >&6; }; enablempi=no
+fi
+
+
+	ac_ext=cpp
+ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CXX -o conftest$ac_exeext $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu
+
+	LIBS=$tmpLIBS
+fi
+
+if (test -e $MPI_LIBS_PATH/libmpich.a || test -e $MPI_LIBS_PATH/libmpich.so) ; then
+	echo "note: using $MPI_LIBS_PATH/libmpich(.a/.so)"
+
+	# Ensure the comiler finds the library...
+	tmpLIBS=$LIBS
+
+	ac_ext=cpp
+ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CXX -o conftest$ac_exeext $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu
+
+	LIBS="-L$MPI_LIBS_PATH $LIBS"
+
+	# Myricomm MPICH requires the gm library to be included too
+	if (nm $MPI_LIBS_PATH/libmpich.* | grep gm_open > /dev/null); then
+	  echo "note: MPICH found to use Myricomm's Myrinet, looking for gm library"
+
+          if (test "x$GMHOME" = x) ; then
+            GMHOME="/usr"
+          fi
+
+# Check whether --with-gm was given.
+if test "${with_gm+set}" = set; then :
+  withval=$with_gm; GM="$withval"
+else
+
+                        echo "note: GM library path not given... trying prefix=$MPIHOME"
+	                GM=$GMHOME
+
+fi
+
+
+          LIBS="-L$GM/lib $LIBS"
+          MPI_LIBS="-L$GM/lib $MPI_LIBS"
+
+          { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for gm_open in -lgm" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for gm_open in -lgm... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_lib_gm_gm_open+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-lgm  $LIBS"
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char gm_open ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return gm_open ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_cxx_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  ac_cv_lib_gm_gm_open=yes
+else
+  ac_cv_lib_gm_gm_open=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_gm_gm_open" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_gm_gm_open" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_gm_gm_open" = xyes; then :
+
+                         LIBS="$LIBS -lgm"
+                         MPI_LIBS="$MPI_LIBS -lgm"
+
+else
+  as_fn_error $? "Could not find gm library... exiting " "$LINENO" 5
+fi
+
+	fi
+
+	# look for MPI_Init in libmpich.(a/so)
+        # try adding libmpl if we see it there; some MPICH2 versions
+        # require it.
+	if (test -e $MPI_LIBS_PATH/libmpl.a || test -e $MPI_LIBS_PATH/libmpl.so) ; then
+		LIBS="-L$MPI_LIBS_PATH -lmpl $tmpLIBS"
+		{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for MPI_Init in -lmpich" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for MPI_Init in -lmpich... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_lib_mpich_MPI_Init+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-lmpich  $LIBS"
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char MPI_Init ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return MPI_Init ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_cxx_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  ac_cv_lib_mpich_MPI_Init=yes
+else
+  ac_cv_lib_mpich_MPI_Init=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_mpich_MPI_Init" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_mpich_MPI_Init" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_mpich_MPI_Init" = xyes; then :
+
+			       MPI_LIBS="-lmpich -lmpl $MPI_LIBS"
+			       MPI_LIBS_PATHS="-L$MPI_LIBS_PATH"
+		               MPI_IMPL="mpich"
+       	                { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: Found valid MPICH installation with libmpl..." >&5
+$as_echo "Found valid MPICH installation with libmpl..." >&6; }
+
+else
+
+       	                { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: Could not link in the MPI library..." >&5
+$as_echo "Could not link in the MPI library..." >&6; }; enablempi=no
+
+fi
+
+	else
+		{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for MPI_Init in -lmpich" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for MPI_Init in -lmpich... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_lib_mpich_MPI_Init+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-lmpich  $LIBS"
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char MPI_Init ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return MPI_Init ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_cxx_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  ac_cv_lib_mpich_MPI_Init=yes
+else
+  ac_cv_lib_mpich_MPI_Init=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_mpich_MPI_Init" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_mpich_MPI_Init" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_mpich_MPI_Init" = xyes; then :
+
+			       MPI_LIBS="-lmpich $MPI_LIBS"
+			       MPI_LIBS_PATHS="-L$MPI_LIBS_PATH"
+		               MPI_IMPL="mpich"
+       	                { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: Found valid MPICH installation..." >&5
+$as_echo "Found valid MPICH installation..." >&6; }
+
+else
+
+       	                { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: Could not link in the MPI library..." >&5
+$as_echo "Could not link in the MPI library..." >&6; }; enablempi=no
+
+fi
+
+	fi
+
+	ac_ext=cpp
+ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CXX -o conftest$ac_exeext $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu
+
+	LIBS=$tmpLIBS
+fi
+
+if (test "x$MPI_IMPL" != x) ; then
+
+	# Ensure the comiler finds the header file...
+	if test -e $MPI_INCLUDES_PATH/mpi.h; then
+		echo "note: using $MPI_INCLUDES_PATH/mpi.h"
+		tmpCPPFLAGS=$CPPFLAGS
+
+		ac_ext=cpp
+ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CXX -o conftest$ac_exeext $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu
+
+		CPPFLAGS="-I$MPI_INCLUDES_PATH $CPPFLAGS"
+		ac_fn_cxx_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "mpi.h" "ac_cv_header_mpi_h" "$ac_includes_default"
+if test "x$ac_cv_header_mpi_h" = xyes; then :
+
+$as_echo "#define HAVE_MPI 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: Could not compile in the MPI headers..." >&5
+$as_echo "Could not compile in the MPI headers..." >&6; }; enablempi=no
+fi
+
+
+		MPI_INCLUDES_PATHS="-I$MPI_INCLUDES_PATH"
+		ac_ext=cpp
+ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CXX -o conftest$ac_exeext $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu
+
+		CPPFLAGS=$tmpCPPFLAGS
+	elif test -e $MPI_INCLUDES_PATH/mpi/mpi.h; then
+		MPI_INCLUDES_PATH=$MPI_INCLUDES_PATH/mpi
+		echo "note: using $MPI_INCLUDES_PATH/mpi.h"
+		tmpCPPFLAGS=$CPPFLAGS
+
+		ac_ext=cpp
+ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CXX -o conftest$ac_exeext $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu
+
+		CPPFLAGS="-I$MPI_INCLUDES_PATH $CPPFLAGS"
+		ac_fn_cxx_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "mpi.h" "ac_cv_header_mpi_h" "$ac_includes_default"
+if test "x$ac_cv_header_mpi_h" = xyes; then :
+
+$as_echo "#define HAVE_MPI 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: Could not compile in the MPI headers..." >&5
+$as_echo "Could not compile in the MPI headers..." >&6; }; enablempi=no
+fi
+
+
+		MPI_INCLUDES_PATHS="-I$MPI_INCLUDES_PATH"
+		ac_ext=cpp
+ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CXX -o conftest$ac_exeext $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu
+
+		CPPFLAGS=$tmpCPPFLAGS
+	else
+		{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: Could not find MPI header <mpi.h>..." >&5
+$as_echo "Could not find MPI header <mpi.h>..." >&6; }
+                enablempi=no
+	fi
+else
+
+	# no MPI install found, see if the compiler supports it
+      	cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#include <mpi.h>
+int
+main ()
+{
+int np; MPI_Comm_size (MPI_COMM_WORLD, &np);
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_cxx_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
+
+	                 MPI_IMPL="built-in"
+                         { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $CXX Compiler Supports MPI " >&5
+$as_echo "$CXX Compiler Supports MPI " >&6; }
+
+$as_echo "#define HAVE_MPI 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $CXX Compiler Does NOT Support MPI..." >&5
+$as_echo "$CXX Compiler Does NOT Support MPI..." >&6; }; enablempi=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+
+# Save variables...
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
         fi
 
         # Print informative message about the version of PETSc we detected
diff --git a/m4/petsc.m4 b/m4/petsc.m4
index b092c797541..754980c01a2 100644
--- a/m4/petsc.m4
+++ b/m4/petsc.m4
@@ -116,9 +116,10 @@ AC_DEFUN([CONFIGURE_PETSC],
           AC_DEFINE(HAVE_MPI, 1,
     	        [Flag indicating whether or not MPI is available])
           MPI_IMPL="petsc_snooped"
-  	AC_MSG_RESULT(<<< Configuring library with MPI from PETSC config >>>)
+          AC_MSG_RESULT(<<< Configuring library with MPI from PETSC config >>>)
         else
-  	AC_MSG_RESULT(<<< Warning: configuring in serial - no MPI in PETSC config >>>)
+          AC_MSG_RESULT(<<< PETSc did not define MPIEXEC.  Will try configuring MPI now... >>>)
+          ACX_MPI
         fi
 
         # Print informative message about the version of PETSc we detected