--- MITgcm/tools/genmake2	2003/10/01 19:33:01	1.11.2.2
+++ MITgcm/tools/genmake2	2003/10/01 20:47:26	1.11.2.3
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
-# $Header: /home/ubuntu/mnt/e9_copy/MITgcm/tools/genmake2,v 1.11.2.2 2003/10/01 19:33:01 edhill Exp $
+# $Header: /home/ubuntu/mnt/e9_copy/MITgcm/tools/genmake2,v 1.11.2.3 2003/10/01 20:47:26 edhill Exp $
 #
 # Makefile generator for MITgcm UV codes
 #   created  by cnh 03/98
@@ -634,8 +634,19 @@
 source ./.pd_tmp
 rm -f ./.pd_tmp
 
+#  Search for default packages.  Note that a "$ROOTDIR/pkg/pkg_groups"
+#  file should eventually be added so that, for convenience, one can 
+#  specify groups of packages using names like "ocean" and "atmosphere".
 echo  -n "  checking default package list:  "
 if test "x${PDEFAULT}" = x ; then
+    for i in "." $MODS ; do
+	if test -r $i"/packages.conf" ; then
+		PDEFAULT=$i"/packages.conf"
+		break
+	fi
+    done
+fi
+if test "x${PDEFAULT}" = x ; then
     PDEFAULT="$ROOTDIR/pkg/pkg_default"
 fi
 if test "x${PDEFAULT}" = xNONE ; then