# software-stack-plumbing

Collection of scripts, etc, to make HLRS software stack work. 


## Notes on software stack at HLRS

Environment variables:

- `HLRS_OPT_PREFIX`: start of hpcoft managed subdirectory
  - Set by HPCN
  - Non-public
  - Example: `HLRS_OPT_PREFIX=/opt/hlrs`
- `HLRS_SOFTWARE_STACK_PREFIX`: start of software stack as described in this document
  - Set by this hpcoft
  - Non-public
  - Example: `HLRS_SOFTWARE_STACK_PREFIX=$HLRS_OPT_PREFIX/release`
- `HLRS_SOFTWARE_STACK_RELEASE_VERSION`: label of a currently active release
  - Set by hpcoft
  - Public
  - Example: `HLRS_SOFTWARE_STACK_RELEASE_VERSION=24.1`
- `HLRS_SOFTWARE_STACK_RELEASE_ROOT` : start of subdirectory of currently active release
  - Set by hpcoft
  - Public
  - Should contain all software, modules, data, etc., to use a release
  - Defined by: `HLRS_SOFTWARE_STACK_RELEASE_ROOT=${HLRS_SOFTWARE_STACK_PREFIX}/${HLRS_SOFTWARE_STACK_RELEASE_VERSION}`
- `HLRS_SOFTWARE_STACK_HLRS_SPACK_ROOT` : start of subdirectory for all-things-spack of currently active release
  - Set by hpcoft
  - Non-public
  - Install spack in `SPACK_ROOT=${HLRS_SOFTWARE_STACK_HLRS_SPACK_ROOT}/spack`
  - Example: `HLRS_SOFTWARE_STACK_HLRS_SPACK_ROOT=${HLRS_SOFTWARE_STACK_RELEASE_ROOT}/hlrs-spack`
- `HLRS_SOFTWARE_STACK_SPACK_INSTALL_TREE` : spack install tree of of currently active release.
  - Set by hpcoft
  - Public
  - This can be used for hpcoft/users to chain/upstream to HLRS Spack installation.
  - Defined by: `HLRS_SOFTWARE_STACK_SPACK_INSTALL_TREE=${HLRS_SOFTWARE_STACK_RELEASE_ROOT}/opt-spack`


Directory layout:

```text
${HLRS_SOFTWARE_STACK_RELEASE_ROOT}/
├── opt-non-spack/
│ ├── modulefiles
│ └── ...
├── opt-spack (${HLRS_SOFTWARE_STACK_SPACK_INSTALL_TREE})/
│ ├── modulefiles
│ └── ...
├── hlrs-spack (${HLRS_SOFTWARE_STACK_HLRS_SPACK_ROOT})/
│ ├── spack (${SPACK_ROOT})
│ ├── config-hlrs
│ ├── config-user
│ ├── repos
│ ├── environments
│ └── ...
└── hlrs-plumbing
  ├── scripts
  ├── envs
  ├── ci-cd  
  └── ...
```