docs: fix a few typos (#50573)

* docs: fix a few typos

* fix a few issues in packaging_guide.rst

* more fixes
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@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ remove dependent packages *before* removing their dependencies or use the
Garbage collection
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
When Spack builds software from sources, if often installs tools that are needed
When Spack builds software from sources, it often installs tools that are needed
just to build or test other software. These are not necessary at runtime.
To support cases where removing these tools can be a benefit Spack provides
the ``spack gc`` ("garbage collector") command, which will uninstall all unneeded packages:

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@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ You can see that the mirror is added with ``spack mirror list`` as follows:
spack-public https://spack-llnl-mirror.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
At this point, you've create a buildcache, but spack hasn't indexed it, so if
At this point, you've created a buildcache, but Spack hasn't indexed it, so if
you run ``spack buildcache list`` you won't see any results. You need to index
this new build cache as follows:
@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ other system dependencies. However, they are still compatible with tools like
``skopeo``, ``podman``, and ``docker`` for pulling and pushing.
.. note::
The docker ``overlayfs2`` storage driver is limited to 128 layers, above which a
The Docker ``overlayfs2`` storage driver is limited to 128 layers, above which a
``max depth exceeded`` error may be produced when pulling the image. There
are `alternative drivers <https://docs.docker.com/storage/storagedriver/>`_.

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@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ is an entire command dedicated to the management of every aspect of bootstrappin
.. command-output:: spack bootstrap --help
Spack is configured to bootstrap its dependencies lazily by default; i.e. the first time they are needed and
Spack is configured to bootstrap its dependencies lazily by default; i.e., the first time they are needed and
can't be found. You can readily check if any prerequisite for using Spack is missing by running:
.. code-block:: console
@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ can't be found. You can readily check if any prerequisite for using Spack is mis
In the case of the output shown above Spack detected that both ``clingo`` and ``gnupg``
are missing and it's giving detailed information on why they are needed and whether
they can be bootstrapped. The return code of this command summarizes the results, if any
dependencies are missing the return code is ``1``, otherwise ``0``. Running a command that
they can be bootstrapped. The return code of this command summarizes the results; if any
dependencies are missing, the return code is ``1``, otherwise ``0``. Running a command that
concretizes a spec, like:
.. code-block:: console

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@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ this can expose you to attacks. Use at your own risk.
``ssl_certs``
--------------------
Path to custom certificats for SSL verification. The value can be a
filesytem path, or an environment variable that expands to an absolute file path.
Path to custom certificates for SSL verification. The value can be a
filesystem path, or an environment variable that expands to an absolute file path.
The default value is set to the environment variable ``SSL_CERT_FILE``
to use the same syntax used by many other applications that automatically
detect custom certificates.

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@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Container Images
Spack :ref:`environments` can easily be turned into container images. This page
outlines two ways in which this can be done:
1. By installing the environment on the host system, and copying the installations
1. By installing the environment on the host system and copying the installations
into the container image. This approach does not require any tools like Docker
or Singularity to be installed.
2. By generating a Docker or Singularity recipe that can be used to build the
@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ environment roots and its runtime dependencies.
.. note::
When using registries like GHCR and Docker Hub, the ``--oci-password`` flag is not
the password for your account, but a personal access token you need to generate separately.
When using registries like GHCR and Docker Hub, the ``--oci-password`` flag specifies not
the password for your account, but rather a personal access token you need to generate separately.
The specified ``--base-image`` should have a libc that is compatible with the host system.
For example if your host system is Ubuntu 20.04, you can use ``ubuntu:20.04``, ``ubuntu:22.04``

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@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ be present on the machine where Spack is run:
:header-rows: 1
These requirements can be easily installed on most modern Linux systems;
on macOS, the Command Line Tools package is required, and a full XCode suite
on macOS, the Command Line Tools package is required, and a full Xcode suite
may be necessary for some packages such as Qt and apple-gl. Spack is designed
to run on HPC platforms like Cray. Not all packages should be expected
to work on all platforms.

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@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
Modules (modules.yaml)
======================
The use of module systems to manage user environment in a controlled way
The use of module systems to manage user environments in a controlled way
is a common practice at HPC centers that is sometimes embraced also by
individual programmers on their development machines. To support this
common practice Spack integrates with `Environment Modules
@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ that are already in the Lmod hierarchy.
.. note::
Tcl and Lua modules also allow for explicit conflicts between modulefiles.
Tcl and Lua modules also allow for explicit conflicts between module files.
.. code-block:: yaml
@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ that are already in the Lmod hierarchy.
:meth:`~spack.spec.Spec.format` method.
For Lmod and Environment Modules versions prior 4.2, it is important to
express the conflict on both modulefiles conflicting with each other.
express the conflict on both module files conflicting with each other.
.. note::
@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ that are already in the Lmod hierarchy.
.. warning::
Consistency of Core packages
The user is responsible for maintining consistency among core packages, as ``core_specs``
The user is responsible for maintaining consistency among core packages, as ``core_specs``
bypasses the hierarchy that allows Lmod to safely switch between coherent software stacks.
.. warning::

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@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ Spack can be found at :ref:`package_class_structure`.
.. code-block:: python
class Foo(CmakePackage):
class Foo(CMakePackage):
def cmake_args(self):
...
@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ class-level tarball URL and VCS. For example:
version("master", branch="master")
version("12.12.1", md5="ecd4606fa332212433c98bf950a69cc7")
version("12.10.1", md5="667333dbd7c0f031d47d7c5511fd0810")
version("12.8.1", "9f37f683ee2b427b5540db8a20ed6b15")
version("12.8.1", md5="9f37f683ee2b427b5540db8a20ed6b15")
If a package contains both a ``url`` and ``git`` class-level attribute,
Spack decides which to use based on the arguments to the ``version()``
@ -1343,7 +1343,7 @@ Submodules
version("1.0.1", tag="v1.0.1", submodules=True)
If a package has needs more fine-grained control over submodules, define
If a package needs more fine-grained control over submodules, define
``submodules`` to be a callable function that takes the package instance as
its only argument. The function should return a list of submodules to be fetched.
@ -2308,31 +2308,19 @@ looks like this:
parallel = False
Similarly, you can disable parallel builds only for specific make
commands, as ``libdwarf`` does:
You can also disable parallel builds only for specific make
invocation:
.. code-block:: python
:emphasize-lines: 9, 12
:emphasize-lines: 5
:linenos:
class Libelf(Package):
...
def install(self, spec, prefix):
configure("--prefix=" + prefix,
"--enable-shared",
"--disable-dependency-tracking",
"--disable-debug")
make()
# The mkdir commands in libelf's install can fail in parallel
make("install", parallel=False)
The first make will run in parallel here, but the second will not. If
you set ``parallel`` to ``False`` at the package level, then each call
to ``make()`` will be sequential by default, but packagers can call
``make(parallel=True)`` to override it.
Note that the ``--jobs`` option works out of the box for all standard
build systems. If you are using a non-standard build system instead, you
can use the variable ``make_jobs`` to extract the number of jobs specified
@ -2507,7 +2495,7 @@ necessary when there are breaking changes in the dependency that the
package cannot handle. In Spack we often add forward compatibility
bounds only at the time a new, breaking version of a dependency is
released. As with backward compatibility, it is typical to see a list
of forward compatibility bounds in a package file as seperate lines:
of forward compatibility bounds in a package file as separate lines:
.. code-block:: python
@ -3383,7 +3371,7 @@ the above attribute implementations:
"/opt/spack/linux-fedora35-haswell/gcc-11.3.1/foo-1.0-ca3rczp5omy7dfzoqw4p7oc2yh3u7lt6/baz/lib/libFooBaz.so"
])
# baz library directories in the baz subdirectory of the foo porefix
# baz library directories in the baz subdirectory of the foo prefix
>>> spec["baz"].libs.directories
[
"/opt/spack/linux-fedora35-haswell/gcc-11.3.1/foo-1.0-ca3rczp5omy7dfzoqw4p7oc2yh3u7lt6/baz/lib"
@ -5740,7 +5728,7 @@ running each executable, ``foo`` and ``bar``, as independent test parts.
.. note::
The method name ``copy_test_files`` here is for illustration purposes.
You are free to use a name that is more suited to your package.
You are free to use a name that is better suited to your package.
The key to copying files for stand-alone testing at build time is use
of the ``run_after`` directive, which ensures the associated files are
@ -7249,7 +7237,7 @@ which are not, there is the `checked_by` parameter in the license directive:
license("<license>", when="<when>", checked_by="<github username>")
When you have validated a github license, either when doing so explicitly or
When you have validated a package license, either when doing so explicitly or
as part of packaging a new package, please set the `checked_by` parameter
to your Github username to signal that the license has been manually
verified.

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@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ package versions, simply run the following commands:
Running ``spack mark -i --all`` tells Spack to mark all of the existing
packages within an environment as "implicitly" installed. This tells
spack's garbage collection system that these packages should be cleaned up.
Spack's garbage collection system that these packages should be cleaned up.
Don't worry however, this will not remove your entire environment.
Running ``spack install`` will reexamine your spack environment after