Package extensions: fixed a link in docs (#16040)
* Moved link to the right place in the docs * Fixed a few minor issues in extensions docs Fixed a typo, added a subsubsection for better navigation, reworded "modules in Python" as "Python packages"
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@ -1234,6 +1234,8 @@ add a version specifier to the spec:
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Notice that the package versions that provide insufficient MPI
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Notice that the package versions that provide insufficient MPI
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versions are now filtered out.
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versions are now filtered out.
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.. _extensions:
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Extensions & Python support
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Extensions & Python support
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@ -1241,8 +1243,7 @@ Extensions & Python support
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Spack's installation model assumes that each package will live in its
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Spack's installation model assumes that each package will live in its
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own install prefix. However, certain packages are typically installed
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own install prefix. However, certain packages are typically installed
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*within* the directory hierarchy of other packages. For example,
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*within* the directory hierarchy of other packages. For example,
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modules in interpreted languages like `Python
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`Python <https://www.python.org>`_ packages are typically installed in the
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<https://www.python.org>`_ are typically installed in the
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``$prefix/lib/python-2.7/site-packages`` directory.
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``$prefix/lib/python-2.7/site-packages`` directory.
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Spack has support for this type of installation as well. In Spack,
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Spack has support for this type of installation as well. In Spack,
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To identify just the one built with the Intel compiler.
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To identify just the one built with the Intel compiler.
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.. _extensions:
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.. _cmd-spack-module-loads:
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.. _cmd-spack-module-loads:
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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extendable = True
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extendable = True
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To make a package into an extension, simply add simply add an
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To make a package into an extension, simply add an
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``extends`` call in the package definition, and pass it the name of an
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``extends`` call in the package definition, and pass it the name of an
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extendable package:
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extendable package:
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@ -2212,6 +2212,10 @@ Now, the ``py-numpy`` package can be used as an argument to ``spack
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activate``. When it is activated, all the files in its prefix will be
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activate``. When it is activated, all the files in its prefix will be
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symbolically linked into the prefix of the python package.
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symbolically linked into the prefix of the python package.
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Adding additional constraints
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Some packages produce a Python extension, but are only compatible with
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Some packages produce a Python extension, but are only compatible with
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Python 3, or with Python 2. In those cases, a ``depends_on()``
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Python 3, or with Python 2. In those cases, a ``depends_on()``
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declaration should be made in addition to the ``extends()``
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declaration should be made in addition to the ``extends()``
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@ -2231,8 +2235,7 @@ variant(s) are selected. This may be accomplished with conditional
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.. code-block:: python
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.. code-block:: python
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class FooLib(Package):
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class FooLib(Package):
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variant('python', default=True, description= \
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variant('python', default=True, description='Build the Python extension Module')
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'Build the Python extension Module')
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extends('python', when='+python')
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extends('python', when='+python')
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