disable haveAssert for now. It doesn't work as advertised for now

python/dune/common/checkconfiguration.py

@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ def assertHave(identifier):
        provided the config file by calling
        assertHave("HAVE_DUNE_COMMON")
     '''
+    # the following simply will not work anymore - the issue is that the
+    # approach used here requires dune-py to have already been setup before
+    # calling 'assertHave' that is not guaranteed to be the case.
+    # Possibly we can use the 'metadata' file instead.
+    # We simply return for now
+    return
     config = os.path.join(dune.common.module.get_dune_py_dir(), "config.h")
     if not os.path.isfile(config):
         raise ConfigurationError("dune-py not configured yet")

python/dune/generator/cmakebuilder.py

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class Builder:
             if nlines > 1:
                 self.savedOutput[1].write("\n###############################\n")
 
-    def load(self, moduleName, source, pythonName, extraCMake):
+    def load(self, moduleName, source, pythonName, extraCMake=None):
         ## TODO replace if rank with something better
         ## and remove barrier further down
         if not self.initialized:
@@ -227,8 +227,9 @@ class Builder:
                                     # store original file size
                                     origPos = out.tell()
                                     out.write(line+"\n")
-                                    for x in extraCMake:
-                                        out.write(x.replace("TARGET",moduleName)+"\n")
+                                    if extraCMake is not None:
+                                        for x in extraCMake:
+                                            out.write(x.replace("TARGET",moduleName)+"\n")
                                 # update build system
                                 logger.debug("Rebuilding module")
                                 try: