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| author | Tamara Dahlgren <35777542+tldahlgren@users.noreply.github.com> | 2023-01-12 11:01:35 -0800 |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2023-01-12 11:01:35 -0800 |
| commit | c0b458e38a6b1403227d83966f3200869c18a5d4 (patch) | |
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Documentation: Add installation policy to packaging guide (#34878)
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diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst b/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst index 27705b3dbf..45f1533e66 100644 --- a/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst +++ b/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst @@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ ubiquitous in the scientific software community. Second, it's a modern language and has many powerful features to help make package writing easy. +.. warning:: + + As a general rule, packages should install the software *from source*. + The only exception is for proprietary software (e.g., vendor compilers). + + If a special build system needs to be added in order to support building + a package from source, then the associated code and recipe need to be added + first. + .. _installation_procedure: |