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 ![image](share/spack/logo/spack-logo-text-64.png "Spack")
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 [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/LLNL/spack/badge.svg?branch=develop)](https://coveralls.io/github/LLNL/spack?branch=develop)
 
 Spack is a package management tool designed to support multiple