Add libc dependency to compiled packages and runtime deps

This commit differentiate linux from other platforms by
using libc compatibility as a criterion for deciding
which buildcaches / binaries can be reused. Other
platforms still use OS compatibility.

On linux a libc is injected by all compilers as an implicit
external, and the compatibility criterion is that a libc is
compatible with all other libcs with the same name and a
version that is lesser or equal.

Some concretization unit tests use libc when run on linux.

18 files changed, 190 insertions, 88 deletions

diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/solver/asp.py b/lib/spack/spack/solver/asp.py
index a77e92a51d..631dd835fc 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/solver/asp.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/solver/asp.py
@@ -283,6 +283,27 @@ def all_compilers_in_config(configuration):
     return spack.compilers.all_compilers_from(configuration)
 
 
+def compatible_libc(candidate_libc_spec):
+    """Returns a list of libc specs that are compatible with the one passed as argument"""
+    result = set()
+    for compiler in all_compilers_in_config(spack.config.CONFIG):
+        libc = compiler.default_libc()
+        if not libc:
+            continue
+        if (
+            libc.name == candidate_libc_spec.name
+            and libc.version >= candidate_libc_spec.version
+            and libc.external_path == candidate_libc_spec.external_path
+        ):
+            result.add(libc)
+    return sorted(result)
+
+
+def using_libc_compatibility() -> bool:
+    """Returns True if we are currently using libc compatibility"""
+    return spack.platforms.host().name == "linux"
+
+
 def extend_flag_list(flag_list, new_flags):
     """Extend a list of flags, preserving order and precedence.
 
@@ -566,16 +587,16 @@ def _spec_with_default_name(spec_str, name):
     return spec
 
 
-def _external_config_with_implictit_externals():
+def _external_config_with_implicit_externals(configuration):
     # Read packages.yaml and normalize it, so that it will not contain entries referring to
     # virtual packages.
-    packages_yaml = _normalize_packages_yaml(spack.config.get("packages"))
+    packages_yaml = _normalize_packages_yaml(configuration.get("packages"))
 
     # Add externals for libc from compilers on Linux
-    if spack.platforms.host().name != "linux":
+    if not using_libc_compatibility():
         return packages_yaml
 
-    for compiler in all_compilers_in_config():
+    for compiler in all_compilers_in_config(configuration):
         libc = compiler.default_libc()
         if libc:
             entry = {"spec": f"{libc} %{compiler.spec}", "prefix": libc.external_path}
@@ -801,10 +822,16 @@ class PyclingoDriver:
         self.control.load(os.path.join(parent_dir, "heuristic.lp"))
         if spack.config.CONFIG.get("concretizer:duplicates:strategy", "none") != "none":
             self.control.load(os.path.join(parent_dir, "heuristic_separate.lp"))
-        self.control.load(os.path.join(parent_dir, "os_compatibility.lp"))
         self.control.load(os.path.join(parent_dir, "display.lp"))
         if not setup.concretize_everything:
             self.control.load(os.path.join(parent_dir, "when_possible.lp"))
+
+        # Binary compatibility is based on libc on Linux, and on the os tag elsewhere
+        if using_libc_compatibility():
+            self.control.load(os.path.join(parent_dir, "libc_compatibility.lp"))
+        else:
+            self.control.load(os.path.join(parent_dir, "os_compatibility.lp"))
+
         timer.stop("load")
 
         # Grounding is the first step in the solve -- it turns our facts
@@ -1572,7 +1599,7 @@ class SpackSolverSetup:
 
     def external_packages(self):
         """Facts on external packages, from packages.yaml and implicit externals."""
-        packages_yaml = _external_config_with_implictit_externals()
+        packages_yaml = _external_config_with_implicit_externals(spack.config.CONFIG)
 
         self.gen.h1("External packages")
         for pkg_name, data in packages_yaml.items():
@@ -1845,6 +1872,15 @@ class SpackSolverSetup:
                     if dep.name == "gcc-runtime":
                         continue
 
+                    # LIBC is also solved again by clingo, but in this case the compatibility
+                    # is not encoded in the parent node - so we need to emit explicit facts
+                    if "libc" in dspec.virtuals:
+                        for x in compatible_libc(dep):
+                            clauses.append(
+                                fn.attr("compatible_libc", spec.name, x.name, x.version)
+                            )
+                        continue
+
                     # We know dependencies are real for concrete specs. For abstract
                     # specs they just mean the dep is somehow in the DAG.
                     for dtype in dt.ALL_FLAGS:
@@ -2316,6 +2352,10 @@ class SpackSolverSetup:
         self.gen = ProblemInstanceBuilder()
         compiler_parser = CompilerParser(configuration=spack.config.CONFIG).with_input_specs(specs)
 
+        # Only relevant for linux
+        for libc in compiler_parser.allowed_libcs:
+            self.gen.fact(fn.allowed_libc(libc.name, libc.version))
+
         if not allow_deprecated:
             self.gen.fact(fn.deprecated_versions_not_allowed())
 
@@ -2445,18 +2485,35 @@ class SpackSolverSetup:
     def define_runtime_constraints(self):
         """Define the constraints to be imposed on the runtimes"""
         recorder = RuntimePropertyRecorder(self)
-        # TODO: Use only available compilers ?
+
         for compiler in self.possible_compilers:
-            compiler_with_different_cls_names = {"oneapi": "intel-oneapi-compilers"}
+            compiler_with_different_cls_names = {
+                "oneapi": "intel-oneapi-compilers",
+                "clang": "llvm",
+            }
             compiler_cls_name = compiler_with_different_cls_names.get(
                 compiler.spec.name, compiler.spec.name
             )
             try:
                 compiler_cls = spack.repo.PATH.get_pkg_class(compiler_cls_name)
+                if hasattr(compiler_cls, "runtime_constraints"):
+                    compiler_cls.runtime_constraints(spec=compiler.spec, pkg=recorder)
             except spack.repo.UnknownPackageError:
+                pass
+
+            # Inject libc from available compilers, on Linux
+            if not compiler.available:
                 continue
-            if hasattr(compiler_cls, "runtime_constraints"):
-                compiler_cls.runtime_constraints(spec=compiler.spec, pkg=recorder)
+
+            if using_libc_compatibility():
+                libc = compiler.compiler_obj.default_libc()
+                if libc:
+                    recorder("*").depends_on(
+                        "libc", when=f"%{compiler.spec}", type="link", description="Add libc"
+                    )
+                    recorder("*").depends_on(
+                        str(libc), when=f"%{compiler.spec}", type="link", description="Add libc"
+                    )
 
         recorder.consume_facts()
 
@@ -2833,7 +2890,19 @@ class CompilerParser:
 
     def __init__(self, configuration) -> None:
         self.compilers: Set[KnownCompiler] = set()
+        self.allowed_libcs = set()
         for c in all_compilers_in_config(configuration):
+            if using_libc_compatibility():
+                libc = c.default_libc()
+                if not libc:
+                    warnings.warn(
+                        f"cannot detect libc from {c.spec}. The compiler will not be used "
+                        f"during concretization."
+                    )
+                    continue
+
+                self.allowed_libcs.add(libc)
+
             target = c.target if c.target != "any" else None
             candidate = KnownCompiler(
                 spec=c.spec, os=c.operating_system, target=target, available=True, compiler_obj=c
@@ -3199,7 +3268,7 @@ class SpecBuilder:
 
     def external_spec_selected(self, node, idx):
         """This means that the external spec and index idx has been selected for this package."""
-        packages_yaml = _external_config_with_implictit_externals()
+        packages_yaml = _external_config_with_implicit_externals(spack.config.CONFIG)
         spec_info = packages_yaml[node.pkg]["externals"][int(idx)]
         self._specs[node].external_path = spec_info.get("prefix", None)
         self._specs[node].external_modules = spack.spec.Spec._format_module_list(
@@ -3514,7 +3583,7 @@ class Solver:
     def _reusable_specs(self, specs):
         reusable_specs = []
         if self.reuse:
-            packages = spack.config.get("packages")
+            packages = _external_config_with_implicit_externals(spack.config.CONFIG)
             # Specs from the local Database
             with spack.store.STORE.db.read_transaction():
                 reusable_specs.extend(
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/solver/concretize.lp b/lib/spack/spack/solver/concretize.lp
index 70b3645810..ba1da1cfe6 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/solver/concretize.lp
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/solver/concretize.lp
@@ -1023,14 +1023,6 @@ error(100, "Cannot select '{0} os={1}' (operating system '{1}' is not buildable)
     attr("node_os", node(X, Package), OS),
     not buildable_os(OS).
 
-% can't have dependencies on incompatible OS's
-error(100, "{0} and dependency {1} have incompatible operating systems 'os={2}' and 'os={3}'", Package, Dependency, PackageNodeOS, DependencyOS)
-  :- depends_on(node(X, Package), node(Y, Dependency)),
-     attr("node_os", node(X, Package), PackageNodeOS),
-     attr("node_os", node(Y, Dependency), DependencyOS),
-     not os_compatible(PackageNodeOS, DependencyOS),
-     build(node(X, Package)).
-
 % give OS choice weights according to os declarations
 node_os_weight(PackageNode, Weight)
  :- attr("node", PackageNode),
@@ -1043,13 +1035,6 @@ os_compatible(OS, OS) :- os(OS).
 % Transitive compatibility among operating systems
 os_compatible(OS1, OS3) :- os_compatible(OS1, OS2), os_compatible(OS2, OS3).
 
-% We can select only operating systems compatible with the ones
-% for which we can build software. We need a cardinality constraint
-% since we might have more than one "buildable_os(OS)" fact.
-:- not 1 { os_compatible(CurrentOS, ReusedOS) : buildable_os(CurrentOS) },
-   attr("node_os", Package, ReusedOS),
-   internal_error("Reused OS incompatible with build OS").
-
 % If an OS is set explicitly respect the value
 attr("node_os", PackageNode, OS) :- attr("node_os_set", PackageNode, OS), attr("node", PackageNode).
 
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/solver/libc_compatibility.lp b/lib/spack/spack/solver/libc_compatibility.lp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28c7c57fda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/solver/libc_compatibility.lp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+% Copyright 2013-2024 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC and other
+% Spack Project Developers. See the top-level COPYRIGHT file for details.
+%
+% SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
+
+%=============================================================================
+% Libc compatibility rules for reusing solves.
+%
+% These rules are used on Linux
+%=============================================================================
+
+% A package cannot be reused if the libc is not compatible with it
+:- provider(node(X, LibcPackage), node(0, "libc")),
+   attr("version", node(X, LibcPackage), LibcVersion),
+   attr("hash", node(R, ReusedPackage), Hash),
+   % Libc packages can be reused without the "compatible_libc" attribute
+   ReusedPackage != LibcPackage,
+   not attr("compatible_libc", node(R, ReusedPackage), LibcPackage, LibcVersion).
+
+% Check whether the DAG has any built package
+has_built_packages() :- build(X), not external(X).
+
+% A libc is needed in the DAG
+:- has_built_packages(), not provider(_, node(0, "libc")).
+
+% The libc must be chosen among available ones
+:- has_built_packages(),
+   provider(node(X, LibcPackage), node(0, "libc")),
+   attr("node", node(X, LibcPackage)),
+   attr("version", node(X, LibcPackage), LibcVersion),
+   not allowed_libc(LibcPackage, LibcVersion).
+
+% A built node must depend on libc
+:- build(PackageNode),
+   provider(LibcNode, node(0, "libc")),
+   not external(PackageNode),
+   not depends_on(PackageNode, LibcNode).
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/solver/os_compatibility.lp b/lib/spack/spack/solver/os_compatibility.lp
index df312acf6d..86d255ee36 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/solver/os_compatibility.lp
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/solver/os_compatibility.lp
@@ -7,8 +7,24 @@
 % OS compatibility rules for reusing solves.
 % os_compatible(RecentOS, OlderOS)
 % OlderOS binaries can be used on RecentOS
+%
+% These rules are used on every platform, but Linux
 %=============================================================================
 
 % macOS
 os_compatible("monterey", "bigsur").
 os_compatible("bigsur", "catalina").
+
+% can't have dependencies on incompatible OS's
+error(100, "{0} and dependency {1} have incompatible operating systems 'os={2}' and 'os={3}'", Package, Dependency, PackageNodeOS, DependencyOS)
+  :- depends_on(node(X, Package), node(Y, Dependency)),
+     attr("node_os", node(X, Package), PackageNodeOS),
+     attr("node_os", node(Y, Dependency), DependencyOS),
+     not os_compatible(PackageNodeOS, DependencyOS),
+     build(node(X, Package)).
+
+% We can select only operating systems compatible with the ones
+% for which we can build software. We need a cardinality constraint
+% since we might have more than one "buildable_os(OS)" fact.
+:- not 1 { os_compatible(CurrentOS, ReusedOS) : buildable_os(CurrentOS) },
+   attr("node_os", Package, ReusedOS).
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/test/concretize.py b/lib/spack/spack/test/concretize.py
index db67523150..070e79da0f 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/test/concretize.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/test/concretize.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import archspec.cpu
 
 import llnl.util.lang
 
+import spack.compiler
 import spack.compilers
 import spack.concretize
 import spack.config
@@ -67,6 +68,24 @@ def check_concretize(abstract_spec):
     return concrete
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function", autouse=True)
+def binary_compatibility(monkeypatch, request):
+    """Selects whether we use OS compatibility for binaries, or libc compatibility."""
+    if spack.platforms.real_host().name != "linux":
+        return
+
+    if "mock_packages" not in request.fixturenames:
+        # Only builtin.mock has a mock glibc package
+        return
+
+    if "database" in request.fixturenames or "mutable_database" in request.fixturenames:
+        # Databases have been created without glibc support
+        return
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(spack.solver.asp, "using_libc_compatibility", lambda: True)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(spack.compiler.Compiler, "default_libc", lambda x: Spec("glibc@=2.28"))
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(
     params=[
         # no_deps
@@ -1452,6 +1471,8 @@ class TestConcretize:
         ):
             s = Spec(spec_str).concretized()
             for node in s.traverse():
+                if node.name == "glibc":
+                    continue
                 assert node.satisfies(expected_os)
 
     @pytest.mark.regression("22718")
@@ -1764,7 +1785,8 @@ class TestConcretize:
             for s in result.specs:
                 concrete_specs.update(s.traverse())
 
-        assert len(concrete_specs) == expected
+        libc_offset = 1 if spack.solver.asp.using_libc_compatibility() else 0
+        assert len(concrete_specs) == expected + libc_offset
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "specs,expected_spec,occurances",
@@ -1884,29 +1906,16 @@ class TestConcretize:
             result_spec = result.specs[0]
             num_specs = len(list(result_spec.traverse()))
 
+            libc_offset = 1 if spack.solver.asp.using_libc_compatibility() else 0
             criteria = [
-                (num_specs - 1, None, "number of packages to build (vs. reuse)"),
+                (num_specs - 1 - libc_offset, None, "number of packages to build (vs. reuse)"),
                 (2, 0, "version badness"),
             ]
 
             for criterion in criteria:
-                assert criterion in result.criteria
+                assert criterion in result.criteria, result_spec
             assert result_spec.satisfies("^b@1.0")
 
-    @pytest.mark.regression("31169")
-    @pytest.mark.only_clingo("Use case not supported by the original concretizer")
-    def test_not_reusing_incompatible_os(self):
-        root_spec = Spec("b")
-        s = root_spec.concretized()
-        wrong_os = s.copy()
-        wrong_os.architecture = spack.spec.ArchSpec("test-ubuntu2204-x86_64")
-        with spack.config.override("concretizer:reuse", True):
-            solver = spack.solver.asp.Solver()
-            setup = spack.solver.asp.SpackSolverSetup()
-            result, _, _ = solver.driver.solve(setup, [root_spec], reuse=[wrong_os])
-        concrete_spec = result.specs[0]
-        assert concrete_spec.satisfies("os={}".format(s.architecture.os))
-
     @pytest.mark.only_clingo("Use case not supported by the original concretizer")
     def test_reuse_succeeds_with_config_compatible_os(self):
         root_spec = Spec("b")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin.mock/packages/glibc/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin.mock/packages/glibc/package.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17c5087dc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin.mock/packages/glibc/package.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Copyright 2013-2024 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC and other
+# Spack Project Developers. See the top-level COPYRIGHT file for details.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
+from spack.package import *
+
+
+class Glibc(AutotoolsPackage, GNUMirrorPackage):
+    """The GNU C Library provides many of the low-level components used
+    directly by programs written in the C or C++ languages.
+    """
+
+    homepage = "https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/"
+    gnu_mirror_path = "libc/glibc-2.33.tar.gz"
+    git = "https://sourceware.org/git/glibc.git"
+
+    tags = ["runtime"]
+
+    provides("libc")
+
+    version("2.39", sha256="97f84f3b7588cd54093a6f6389b0c1a81e70d99708d74963a2e3eab7c7dc942d")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/aocc/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/aocc/package.py
index 7129cd8697..f51b5d6795 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/aocc/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/aocc/package.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ class Aocc(Package):
     """
 
     _name = "aocc"
-    family = "compiler"
     homepage = "https://www.amd.com/en/developer/aocc.html"
 
     maintainers("amd-toolchain-support")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gcc-runtime/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gcc-runtime/package.py
index d883085cc9..659327b763 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gcc-runtime/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gcc-runtime/package.py
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ class GccRuntime(Package):
     provides("libgfortran@4", when="%gcc@7")
     provides("libgfortran@5", when="%gcc@8:")
 
+    depends_on("libc", type="link")
+
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         if spec.platform in ["linux", "cray", "freebsd"]:
             libraries = get_elf_libraries(compiler=self.compiler, libraries=self.LIBRARIES)
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gcc/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gcc/package.py
index 91f5358b0c..f9ff5b9fbe 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gcc/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gcc/package.py
@@ -1185,13 +1185,5 @@ class Gcc(AutotoolsPackage, GNUMirrorPackage):
                 description=f"Add a dependency on '{gfortran_str}' for nodes compiled with "
                 f"{str(spec)} and using the 'fortran' language",
             )
-
-        libc = compiler.default_libc()
-
-        if libc:
-            pkg("*").depends_on(
-                str(libc), when=f"%{str(compiler.spec)}", type="link", description="Add libc"
-            )
-
         # The version of gcc-runtime is the same as the %gcc used to "compile" it
         pkg("gcc-runtime").requires(f"@={str(spec.version)}", when=f"%{str(spec)}")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/glibc/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/glibc/package.py
index d878244f87..16315c4bbc 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/glibc/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/glibc/package.py
@@ -198,3 +198,7 @@ class Glibc(AutotoolsPackage, GNUMirrorPackage):
             make("-C", "..", f"objdir={os.getcwd()}", "lib")
             delete_rpath(join_path("elf", "ld.so"))
             make()
+
+    @property
+    def libs(self):
+        return LibraryList([])
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/intel-llvm/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/intel-llvm/package.py
index 630e2df996..ea9dd94650 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/intel-llvm/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/intel-llvm/package.py
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ class IntelLlvm(CMakePackage):
     homepage = "https://github.com/intel/llvm"
     git = "https://github.com/intel/llvm.git"
 
-    family = "compiler"
-
     license("Apache-2.0")
 
     version("sycl", branch="sycl")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/intel-oneapi-compilers/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/intel-oneapi-compilers/package.py
index cce9869e85..f52a68a9c6 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/intel-oneapi-compilers/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/intel-oneapi-compilers/package.py
@@ -422,5 +422,5 @@ class IntelOneapiCompilers(IntelOneApiPackage):
                 description=f"Add a dependency on 'libifcore' for nodes compiled with "
                 f"{str(spec)} and using the 'fortran' language",
             )
-        # The version of gcc-runtime is the same as the %gcc used to "compile" it
+        # The version of intel-oneapi-runtime is the same as the %oneapi used to "compile" it
         pkg("intel-oneapi-runtime").requires(f"@={str(spec.version)}", when=f"%{str(spec)}")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/intel-oneapi-runtime/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/intel-oneapi-runtime/package.py
index 67361000c5..c4a21a71c3 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/intel-oneapi-runtime/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/intel-oneapi-runtime/package.py
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ class IntelOneapiRuntime(Package):
     conflicts("platform=windows", msg="IntelOneAPI can only be installed on Linux, and FreeBSD")
     conflicts("platform=darwin", msg="IntelOneAPI can only be installed on Linux, and FreeBSD")
 
+    depends_on("libc", type="link")
+
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         libraries = get_elf_libraries(compiler=self.compiler, libraries=self.LIBRARIES)
         mkdir(prefix.lib)
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libc/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libc/package.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a1f13739b..0000000000
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libc/package.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2013-2024 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC and other
-# Spack Project Developers. See the top-level COPYRIGHT file for details.
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
-
-from spack.package import *
-
-
-class Libc(BundlePackage):
-    """Dummy package to provide interfaces available in libc."""
-
-    homepage = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_standard_library"
-
-    version("1.0")  # Dummy
-
-    variant("iconv", default=False, description="Provides interfaces for Localization Functions")
-    variant("rpc", default=False, description="Provides interfaces for RPC")
-
-    provides("iconv", when="+iconv")
-    provides("rpc", when="+rpc")
-
-    @property
-    def libs(self):
-        return LibraryList([])
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/llvm-doe/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/llvm-doe/package.py
index 8402e0c743..a0d2af411e 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/llvm-doe/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/llvm-doe/package.py
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ class LlvmDoe(CMakePackage, CudaPackage):
 
     generator("ninja")
 
-    family = "compiler"  # Used by lmod
-
     version("doe", branch="doe", preferred=True)
     version("upstream", branch="llvm.org/main")
     version("bolt", branch="bolt/main")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/llvm/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/llvm/package.py
index 2e8e1cce48..ae907cd50d 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/llvm/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/llvm/package.py
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ class Llvm(CMakePackage, CudaPackage):
 
     generator("ninja")
 
-    family = "compiler"  # Used by lmod
-
     license("Apache-2.0")
 
     version("main", branch="main")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/sollve/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/sollve/package.py
index 3cb3e5cd7e..fcfe622eed 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/sollve/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/sollve/package.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ class Sollve(CMakePackage):
     homepage = "https://www.bnl.gov/compsci/projects/SOLLVE/"
     git = "https://github.com/SOLLVE/llvm.git"
 
-    family = "compiler"  # Used by lmod
-
     # NOTE: The debug version of LLVM is an order of magnitude larger than
     # the release version, and may take up 20-30 GB of space. If you want
     # to save space, build with `build_type=Release`.
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/templight/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/templight/package.py
index 76df5f2bed..2dc5b50a85 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/templight/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/templight/package.py
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ class Templight(CMakePackage):
     git = "https://github.com/mikael-s-persson/templight.git"
     llvm_svn = "http://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/{0}/trunk"
 
-    family = "compiler"  # Used by lmod
-
     # Templight is a patch to clang, so we have three versions to care about:
     # - The one that will be used in Spack specifications
     # - The git branch that we need to fetch from in the templight repo