Added a force_url option for packages that do not have nice URLs

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/package.py b/lib/spack/spack/package.py
index 24c3ffd35b..9ea0498a87 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/package.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/package.py
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ class Package(object):
     """Controls whether install and uninstall check deps before running."""
     ignore_dependencies = False
 
+    """Dirty hack for forcing packages with uninterpretable URLs"""
+    force_url = False
+
 
     def __init__(self, spec):
         # These attributes are required for all packages.
@@ -552,11 +555,15 @@ class Package(object):
            override this, e.g. for boost versions where you need to ensure that there
            are _'s in the download URL.
         """
+        if self.force_url:
+            return self.default_version
         return str(version)
 
 
     def url_for_version(self, version):
         """Gives a URL that you can download a new version of this package from."""
+        if self.force_url:
+            return self.url
         return url.substitute_version(self.__class__.url, self.url_version(version))