@staticmethod
def get_configure_command(config_options=None):
    """
        Get the command to configure the package

        Parameters
        ----------
        config_options : dict
            Configuration options to use with `./configure`.
            The configuration options will be converted to `--key=val` during
            runtime

        Returns
        -------
        config_str : str
            The configuration command
        """
    options = ''
    if config_options is not None:
        for key, val in config_options.items():
            if val is not None:
                options += f' --{key}={val}'
            else:
                options += f' --{key}'
    config_str = f'./configure{options}'
    return config_str
