Add config parameter for active upstream to set install location for modules

lib/spack/spack/cmd/install.py

@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ def install(spec, kwargs):
             spec.package.do_install(**kwargs)
             spack.config.set('config:active_tree', '~/.spack/opt/spack',
                              scope='user')
+            spack.config.set('config:active_upstream', None,
+                             scope='user')
 
     try:
         if cli_args.things_to_install == 'dependencies':

lib/spack/spack/cmd/uninstall.py

@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ def find_matching_specs(env, specs, allow_multiple_matches=False, force=False,
         list of specs
     """
     if global_uninstall:
+        spack.config.set('config:active_upstream', 'global',
+                         scope='user')
         global_root = spack.config.get('upstreams')
         global_root = global_root['global']['install_tree']
         global_root = spack.util.path.canonicalize_path(global_root)
@@ -96,11 +98,15 @@ def find_matching_specs(env, specs, allow_multiple_matches=False, force=False,
     elif upstream:
         if upstream not in spack.config.get('upstreams'):
             tty.die("specified upstream does not exist")
+        spack.config.set('config:active_upstream', upstream,
+                         scope='user')
         root = spack.config.get('upstreams')
         root = root[upstream]['install_tree']
         root = spack.util.path.canonicalize_path(root)
         spack.config.set('config:active_tree', root, scope='user')
     else:
+        spack.config.set('config:active_upstream', None,
+                         scope='user')
         for spec in specs:
             if isinstance(spec, spack.spec.Spec):
                 spec_name = str(spec)
@@ -276,6 +282,8 @@ def do_uninstall(env, specs, force):
                      '~/.spack/opt/spack',
                      scope='user')
 
+    spack.config.set('config:active_upstream', None,
+                         scope='user')
 
 def get_uninstall_list(args, specs, env):
     # Gets the list of installed specs that match the ones give via cli

lib/spack/spack/modules/common.py

@@ -214,12 +214,21 @@ def root_path(name):
     """Returns the root folder for module file installation.
 
     Args:
-        name: name of the module system t be used (e.g. 'tcl')
+        name: name of the module system to be used (e.g. 'tcl')
 
     Returns:
         root folder for module file installation
     """
-    path = roots.get(name, os.path.join(spack.paths.share_path, name))
+
+    # Determine where to install modules too
+    active_upstream = spack.config.get('config:active_upstream')
+
+    if active_upstream:
+        root_name = 'upstreams:' + active_upstream + ":modules:" + name
+        path = spack.config.get(root_name, os.path.join(spack.paths.share_path, name))
+    else:
+        path = roots.get(name, os.path.join(spack.paths.share_path, name))
+
     return spack.util.path.canonicalize_path(path)
 
 
@@ -284,6 +293,7 @@ def read_module_indices():
         module_type_to_index = {}
         module_type_to_root = install_properties.get('modules', {})
         for module_type, root in module_type_to_root.items():
+            root = spack.util.path.canonicalize_path(root)
             module_type_to_index[module_type] = read_module_index(root)
         module_indices.append(module_type_to_index)
 

lib/spack/spack/package.py

@@ -1496,6 +1496,8 @@ def do_install(self, **kwargs):
 
         # Install Package to Global Upstream for multi-user use
         if install_global:
+            spack.config.set('config:active_upstream', 'global',
+                         scope='user')
             global_root = spack.config.get('upstreams')
             global_root = global_root['global']['install_tree']
             global_root = spack.util.path.canonicalize_path(global_root)
@@ -1504,11 +1506,15 @@ def do_install(self, **kwargs):
         elif upstream:
             if upstream not in spack.config.get('upstreams'):
                 tty.die("specified upstream does not exist")
+            spack.config.set('config:active_upstream', upstream,
+                             scope='user')
             root = spack.config.get('upstreams')
             root = root[upstream]['install_tree']
             root = spack.util.path.canonicalize_path(root)
             spack.config.set('config:active_tree', root, scope='user')
         else:
+            spack.config.set('config:active_upstream', None,
+                             scope='user')
             spack.config.set('config:active_tree',
                              spack.config.get('config:install_tree'),
                              scope='user')