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- | ====== What is EasyBuild? ====== | ||
- | EasyBuild is a software build and installation framework that allows you to manage (scientific) software on High Performance Computing (HPC) systems in an efficient way. It is motivated by the need for a tool that combines the following features: | ||
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- | * a flexible framework for building/installing (scientific) software | ||
- | * fully automates software builds | ||
- | * divert from the standard configure / make / make install with custom procedures | ||
- | * allows for easily reproducing previous builds | ||
- | * keep the software build recipes/specifications simple and human-readable | ||
- | * supports co-existence of versions/builds via dedicated installation prefix and module files | ||
- | * enables sharing with the HPC community (win-win situation) | ||
- | * automagic dependency resolution | ||
- | * retain logs for traceability of the build processes | ||
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- | You can see more information in the official project website: https://easybuild.readthedocs.io/ | ||
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- | ====== Requirement ====== | ||
- | * Python: 2.6 or 2.7, or Python 3.x (>= 3.5). | ||
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- | - Only EasyBuild v4.0 (or newer) is compatible with Python 3, earlier EasyBuild releases require Python 2. | ||
- | - only EasyBuild versions prior to v4.0 require vsc-base. See [[https://easybuild.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Installation.html#required-python-packages-eb3|required Python packages for older EasyBuild versions]] | ||
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- | * modules tool: Tcl(/C) environment modules or Lmod, see [[https://easybuild.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Installation.html#required-modules-tool|Required modules tool]] for more details. See too [[hpc:lmod|Install Lmod]] | ||
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- | ====== Install ====== | ||
- | Easybuild cannot be installed with the root user, for this reason it is necessary to create a user account that will take care of using it | ||
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- | To create the user account do the following: | ||
- | <code> | ||
- | adduser easybuild | ||
- | </code> | ||
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- | Now it is necessary to execute the Easybuild installation process with the user created previously. | ||
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- | <code> | ||
- | su - easybuild | ||
- | </code> | ||
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- | <code> | ||
- | EASYBUILD_PREFIX=$HOME/.local/easybuild | ||
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- | # download script | ||
- | curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/easybuilders/easybuild-framework/develop/easybuild/scripts/bootstrap_eb.py | ||
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- | # bootstrap EasyBuild | ||
- | python bootstrap_eb.py $EASYBUILD_PREFIX | ||
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- | # update $MODULEPATH, and load the EasyBuild module | ||
- | module use $EASYBUILD_PREFIX/modules/all | ||
- | module load EasyBuild | ||
- | </code> |