PGI support (roadmap)

[boegel]

framework

• support for PGI as compiler toolchain (Add PGI compiler toolchain. easybuild-framework#1342)
• support use of PGI with Intel MKL/FFTW (Add PGI support to MKL easybuild-framework#1664)
• pomkl toolchain definition (PGI: add pompi and pomkl toolchains (similar to iompi and iomkl). easybuild-framework#1724)
• support for CrayPGI toolchain (PrgEnv-pgi support easybuild-framework#1729)

easyblocks

• add PGI support in Intel MKL easyblock (Add PGI support to imkl easyblock easybuild-easyblocks#866)
• make PGI easyblock aware of numactl (PGI: delete libnuma symbolic links in installation directory easybuild-easyblocks#888)

easyconfigs

• easyconfig PRs for PGI-based toolchains + HPL as test case
  • PGI 16.3: PGI: add easyconfig for version 16.3. easybuild-easyconfigs#2879
  • pompi: PGI: add OpenMPI and pompi toolchain easyconfigs. easybuild-easyconfigs#2899
  • pomkl: PGI: add pomkl-2016.03 toolchain + imkl-11.3.2.181-pompi + HPL easybuild-easyconfigs#2900
  • CrayPGI PrgEnv-pgi support easybuild-easyconfigs#2927

[boegel]

cc @ocaisa, @damianam, @bartoldeman, @jgphpc

[boegel]

all PRs merged, so closing this...

full PGI support included in the upcoming EasyBuild v2.8.0 \o/