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+/*
+ * petsc_lib.hpp
+ *
+ *  Created on: May 27, 2016
+ *      Author: i-bird
+ */
+
+#ifndef OPENFPM_NUMERICS_SRC_UTIL_LINALGEBRA_LIB_HPP_
+#define OPENFPM_NUMERICS_SRC_UTIL_LINALGEBRA_LIB_HPP_
+
+#define EIGEN_BASE 1
+#define PETSC_BASE 2
+
+
+#endif /* OPENFPM_NUMERICS_SRC_UTIL_LINALGEBRA_LIB_HPP_ */