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| - | ====== What is EasuBiuld? ====== | + | ====== 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: | 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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| ====== Requirement ====== | ====== Requirement ====== | ||
| - | * Python: 2.6 or 2.7, or Python 3.x (>= 3.5). | + | * Python: 2.6 or 2.7, or Python 3.x (>= 3.5). |
| - | - 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]] | + | |
| + | - 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]] | ||
| + | * 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]] | ||
| + | ====== 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 | ||
| + | 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. | ||
| + | |||
| + | <code> | ||
| + | su - easybuild | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | <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 | ||
| + | |||
| + | # update $MODULEPATH, and load the EasyBuild module | ||
| + | module use $EASYBUILD_PREFIX/modules/all | ||
| + | module load EasyBuild | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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