[Beowulf] Thoughts on EasyBuild?

[Miguel Costa]

Dear Faraz,

to me, easyBuild (or spack) is not merely another build/install tool.

The know-how about building optimized scientific software that is embedded
in easyconfigs and easyblocks (or spack packages), and their respective
communities, is reason enough to get on board (and contribute back).

The HPC world is a better place with them around, growing in scope, and
attracting more people.

My two (sing) cents,
Miguel

On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 11:43 PM Faraz Hussain <info at feacluster.com> wrote:

>
> Some folks I work with are using EasyBuild but I am not sure what to
> make of it. I am little skeptical of tools that promise one-command
> installations of complex software. On the other hand I can see its
> benefits by saving a lot of "re-inventing the wheel".
>
> What do people think? Like everything, the answer is probably it
> depends on what you use it for? Or is it another layer of complexity
> that just makes everything more complex?
>
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