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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/spack/docs/binary_caches.rst | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/spack/spack/binary_distribution.py | 3 |
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/binary_caches.rst b/lib/spack/docs/binary_caches.rst index 33fc61a96a..7c41485df8 100644 --- a/lib/spack/docs/binary_caches.rst +++ b/lib/spack/docs/binary_caches.rst @@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ build cache files for the "ninja" spec: Note that the targeted spec must already be installed. Once you have a build cache, you can add it as a mirror, discussed next. +.. warning:: + + Spack improved the format used for binary caches in v0.18. The entire v0.18 series + will be able to verify and install binary caches both in the new and in the old format. + Support for using the old format is expected to end in v0.19, so we advise users to + recreate relevant buildcaches using Spack v0.18 or higher. + --------------------------------------- Finding or installing build cache files --------------------------------------- diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/binary_distribution.py b/lib/spack/spack/binary_distribution.py index fb4c6ce472..a0b0e75b83 100644 --- a/lib/spack/spack/binary_distribution.py +++ b/lib/spack/spack/binary_distribution.py @@ -1600,9 +1600,6 @@ def extract_tarball(spec, download_result, allow_root=False, unsigned=False, # Handle the older buildcache layout where the .spack file # contains a spec json/yaml, maybe an .asc file (signature), # and another tarball containing the actual install tree. - tty.warn("This binary package uses a deprecated layout, " - "and support for it will eventually be removed " - "from spack.") tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp() try: tarfile_path = _extract_inner_tarball( |