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diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/getting_started.rst b/lib/spack/docs/getting_started.rst index 0c35162f1e..6d9fc92afe 100644 --- a/lib/spack/docs/getting_started.rst +++ b/lib/spack/docs/getting_started.rst @@ -321,19 +321,6 @@ by adding the following to your ``packages.yaml`` file: compiler: [gcc@4.9.3] -.. tip:: - - If you are building your own compiler, some users prefer to have a - Spack instance just for that. For example, create a new Spack in - ``~/spack-tools`` and then run ``~/spack-tools/bin/spack install - gcc@4.9.3``. Once the compiler is built, don't build anything - more in that Spack instance; instead, create a new "real" Spack - instance, configure Spack to use the compiler you've just built, - and then build your application software in the new Spack - instance. Following this tip makes it easy to delete all your - Spack packages *except* the compiler. - - ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Compilers Requiring Modules ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |