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-rw-r--r--lib/spack/spack/package.py7
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))