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[https://easybuild.io/ EasyBuild] is a tool for building, installing, and maintaining software on high-performance computing systems. | [https://easybuild.io/ EasyBuild] is a tool for building, installing, and maintaining software on high-performance computing systems. | ||
We use it to build almost everything in Compute Canada's software repository, [[CVMFS]]. | We use it to build almost everything in Compute Canada's software repository, [[CVMFS]]. | ||
= EasyBuild and modules = | = EasyBuild and modules = <!--T:3--> | ||
== EBROOT environment variables == | == EBROOT environment variables == <!--T:4--> | ||
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= Using EasyBuild in your own account = | = Using EasyBuild in your own account = <!--T:6--> | ||
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You can use EasyBuild to install software in your own home or project directory space. | You can use EasyBuild to install software in your own home or project directory space. | ||
You might do this if, for example, you want to customize a piece of 3rd-party software, | You might do this if, for example, you want to customize a piece of 3rd-party software, | ||
or if you want to build a new version of something instead of waiting for staff add it to CVMFS. | or if you want to build a new version of something instead of waiting for staff add it to CVMFS. | ||
== Finding a recipe == | == Finding a recipe == <!--T:8--> | ||
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A recipe is a text file containing the information EasyBuild needs to build a particular piece of software in a particular environment. | A recipe is a text file containing the information EasyBuild needs to build a particular piece of software in a particular environment. | ||
Writing a recipe from scratch is a lot of work, and will not be discussed here. | Writing a recipe from scratch is a lot of work, and will not be discussed here. | ||
Modifying a recipe for your particular situation is easier, and it is easier still to find a suitable recipe and use it unmodified. | Modifying a recipe for your particular situation is easier, and it is easier still to find a suitable recipe and use it unmodified. | ||
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== Choosing a toolchain == | == Choosing a toolchain == <!--T:11--> | ||
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= Additional resources = | = Additional resources = <!--T:13--> | ||
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* WestGrid webinar slides [https://westgrid.github.io/trainingMaterials/getting-started/#building-software-with-easybuild "Building software on Compute Canada clusters using EasyBuild"] | * WestGrid webinar slides [https://westgrid.github.io/trainingMaterials/getting-started/#building-software-with-easybuild "Building software on Compute Canada clusters using EasyBuild"] | ||
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