EasyBuild 2.7.0 (roadmap)

[boegel]

List of issues & pull requests that should get handled before EasyBuild v2.6.0 is released (planned to go out by mid March'16).

note: the plan is to limit things to 5 'major' changes that are still "in flight" (to help with focusing things); as the mentioned pull requests get merged, this list can be updated/extended

general

• auto-generate documentation
  • see Script to update all automatically generated documentation #142, add script to generate docs for generic easyblocks (WIP) #143
  • framework support: support rst output for --list and --avail options easybuild-framework#1346
• fix bootstrap script w.r.t. required setuptools runtime dep
  • see bootstrap script doesn't take into account runtime dep on setuptools in recent vsc-base easybuild-framework#1578
  • PR: fix bootstrap script to ensure setuptools is also installed easybuild-framework#1655

framework

• use python -O in eb
  • PR: use 'python -O' in 'eb' command (REVIEW) easybuild-framework#1357
  • fix/enhance logging format: enhance logging format: remove logger name, mention location instead easybuild-framework#1649
• bug fix for modpath_extensions_for function when used with module files in Lua syntax
  • PR: Bug fix for modpath_extensions_for function. easybuild-framework#1474
• fix problems when Python 3 is the default python
  • cfr. Easybuild on Archlinux easybuild-framework#1410, Pollution by Python3 prevents EasyBuild from working smoothly easybuild-framework#1532
  • PRs:
    • bootstrap script: fix bootstrap script for environment where 'python' is Python 3.x easybuild-framework#1660
    • hunt for usable 'python' command in PythonPackage easyblock when system Python is used easybuild-easyblocks#861
• fix annoying 'already imported' warnings (annoying 'already imported' warnings easybuild-framework#1588)
  • PR: easybuild is a namespace package (2nd attempt) (REVIEW) easybuild-framework#1593 + use pkg_resources.declare_namespace rather than pkgutil.extend_path easybuild-easyblocks#827
• support for PGI toolchain
  • PR: Add PGI compiler toolchain. easybuild-framework#1342
• add support for --show-config
  • PR: add support for --show-config (REVIEW) easybuild-framework#1611
• simplify/fix support for --minimal-toolchains
  • PR: A simplified version of minimal toolchains that does the toolchain re… easybuild-framework#1614
  • PR w/ more tests: add end-to-end test for --minimal-toolchains easybuild-framework#1619
  • bug fix PR: Fix broken file name easybuild-framework#1622
• add support for --install-github-token and --check-github
  • PR: add support for --install-github-token and --check-github (REVIEW) easybuild-framework#1616
• fix issue with mpi4py import done by fancylogger
  • see import from mpi4py is causing python to crash on login nodes  hpcugent/vsc-base#216
  • fixed in vsc-base: Mpi4py condition hpcugent/vsc-base#217
  • PR: avoid that fancylogger tries to import mpi4py to determine MPI rank easybuild-framework#1648
• stable Cray support
  • see stabilize Cray support easybuild-framework#1390

easyblocks

• fix $CPATH issue in PGI easyblock
  • Fixed license checking and CPATH definition easybuild-easyblocks#837

easyconfigs

• QIIME: add easyconfigs for QIIME and dependencies easybuild-easyconfigs#1057
• automated style checks: Add style checks easybuild-easyconfigs#2376
• intel/2016.02: {toolchain}[dummy] intel 2016.02-GCC-5.3 (REVIEW) easybuild-easyconfigs#2523
  • requires GCC/5.3.0-2.26: {compiler}[dummy] GCC 5.3.0-2.26 (REVIEW) easybuild-easyconfigs#2524
  • intel/2016.02-GCC-4.9 {toolchain}[dummy] intel/2016.02-GCC-4.9 easybuild-easyconfigs#2620

[boegel]

EasyBuild v2.7.0 is released, unresolved issues/features have been transferred to EasyBuild v2.8.0, cfr. #209