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diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/getting_started.rst b/lib/spack/docs/getting_started.rst index aaaeb9dec7..97b9a3a235 100644 --- a/lib/spack/docs/getting_started.rst +++ b/lib/spack/docs/getting_started.rst @@ -1266,3 +1266,17 @@ for each compiler type for each cray modules. This ensures that for each compiler on our system we can use that external module. For more on external packages check out the section :ref:`sec-external-packages`. + +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +Using Linux containers on Cray machines +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +Spack uses environment variables particular to the Cray programming +environment to determine which systems are Cray platforms. These +environment variables may be propagated into containers that are not +using the Cray programming environment. + +To ensure that Spack does not autodetect the Cray programming +environment, unset the environment variable ``CRAYPE_VERSION``. This +will cause Spack to treat a linux container on a Cray system as a base +linux distro. |