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-rw-r--r--lib/spack/docs/.gitignore1
-rw-r--r--lib/spack/docs/basic_usage.rst5
-rw-r--r--lib/spack/docs/build_systems/inteloneapipackage.rst4
-rw-r--r--lib/spack/docs/conf.py3
-rw-r--r--lib/spack/docs/contribution_guide.rst52
-rw-r--r--lib/spack/docs/index.rst10
-rw-r--r--lib/spack/docs/package_list.rst17
-rw-r--r--lib/spack/docs/replace_conda_homebrew.rst24
8 files changed, 30 insertions, 86 deletions
diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/.gitignore b/lib/spack/docs/.gitignore
index d481aa0923..b349291a8a 100644
--- a/lib/spack/docs/.gitignore
+++ b/lib/spack/docs/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-package_list.html
command_index.rst
spack*.rst
llnl*.rst
diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/basic_usage.rst b/lib/spack/docs/basic_usage.rst
index af6d2dab91..d1f048ac05 100644
--- a/lib/spack/docs/basic_usage.rst
+++ b/lib/spack/docs/basic_usage.rst
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ Listing available packages
To install software with Spack, you need to know what software is
available. You can see a list of available package names at the
-:ref:`package-list` webpage, or using the ``spack list`` command.
+`packages.spack.io <https://packages.spack.io>`_ website, or
+using the ``spack list`` command.
.. _cmd-spack-list:
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ can install:
:ellipsis: 10
There are thousands of them, so we've truncated the output above, but you
-can find a :ref:`full list here <package-list>`.
+can find a `full list here <https://packages.spack.io>`_.
Packages are listed by name in alphabetical order.
A pattern to match with no wildcards, ``*`` or ``?``,
will be treated as though it started and ended with
diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/build_systems/inteloneapipackage.rst b/lib/spack/docs/build_systems/inteloneapipackage.rst
index bd2e370de0..e9fd26690f 100644
--- a/lib/spack/docs/build_systems/inteloneapipackage.rst
+++ b/lib/spack/docs/build_systems/inteloneapipackage.rst
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ use Spack to build packages with the tools.
The Spack Python class ``IntelOneapiPackage`` is a base class that is
used by ``IntelOneapiCompilers``, ``IntelOneapiMkl``,
``IntelOneapiTbb`` and other classes to implement the oneAPI
-packages. See the :ref:`package-list` for the full list of available
-oneAPI packages or use::
+packages. Search for ``oneAPI`` at `<packages.spack.io>`_ for the full
+list of available oneAPI packages, or use::
spack list -d oneAPI
diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/conf.py b/lib/spack/docs/conf.py
index 63ad656cf3..f1bde9c9fb 100644
--- a/lib/spack/docs/conf.py
+++ b/lib/spack/docs/conf.py
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ os.environ["PATH"] += "%s%s" % (os.pathsep, os.path.abspath("_spack_root/bin"))
os.environ["COLIFY_SIZE"] = "25x120"
os.environ["COLUMNS"] = "120"
-# Generate full package list if needed
-subprocess.call(["spack", "list", "--format=html", "--update=package_list.html"])
-
# Generate a command index if an update is needed
subprocess.call(
[
diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/contribution_guide.rst b/lib/spack/docs/contribution_guide.rst
index 8933f590d7..ec9234aa46 100644
--- a/lib/spack/docs/contribution_guide.rst
+++ b/lib/spack/docs/contribution_guide.rst
@@ -310,53 +310,11 @@ Once all of the dependencies are installed, you can try building the documentati
$ make clean
$ make
-If you see any warning or error messages, you will have to correct those before
-your PR is accepted.
-
-If you are editing the documentation, you should obviously be running the
-documentation tests. But even if you are simply adding a new package, your
-changes could cause the documentation tests to fail:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
- package_list.rst:8745: WARNING: Block quote ends without a blank line; unexpected unindent.
-
-At first, this error message will mean nothing to you, since you didn't edit
-that file. Until you look at line 8745 of the file in question:
-
-.. code-block:: rst
-
- Description:
- NetCDF is a set of software libraries and self-describing, machine-
- independent data formats that support the creation, access, and sharing
- of array-oriented scientific data.
-
-Our documentation includes :ref:`a list of all Spack packages <package-list>`.
-If you add a new package, its docstring is added to this page. The problem in
-this case was that the docstring looked like:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
- class Netcdf(Package):
- """
- NetCDF is a set of software libraries and self-describing,
- machine-independent data formats that support the creation,
- access, and sharing of array-oriented scientific data.
- """
-
-Docstrings cannot start with a newline character, or else Sphinx will complain.
-Instead, they should look like:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
- class Netcdf(Package):
- """NetCDF is a set of software libraries and self-describing,
- machine-independent data formats that support the creation,
- access, and sharing of array-oriented scientific data."""
-
-Documentation changes can result in much more obfuscated warning messages.
-If you don't understand what they mean, feel free to ask when you submit
-your PR.
+If you see any warning or error messages, you will have to correct those before your PR
+is accepted. If you are editing the documentation, you should be running the
+documentation tests to make sure there are no errors. Documentation changes can result
+in some obfuscated warning messages. If you don't understand what they mean, feel free
+to ask when you submit your PR.
--------
Coverage
diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/index.rst b/lib/spack/docs/index.rst
index be4a42045d..0dd27a2444 100644
--- a/lib/spack/docs/index.rst
+++ b/lib/spack/docs/index.rst
@@ -54,11 +54,18 @@ or refer to the full manual below.
features
getting_started
basic_usage
- Tutorial: Spack 101 <https://spack-tutorial.readthedocs.io>
replace_conda_homebrew
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2
+ :caption: Links
+
+ Tutorial (spack-tutorial.rtfd.io) <https://spack-tutorial.readthedocs.io>
+ Packages (packages.spack.io) <https://packages.spack.io>
+ Binaries (binaries.spack.io) <https://cache.spack.io>
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 2
:caption: Reference
configuration
@@ -72,7 +79,6 @@ or refer to the full manual below.
repositories
binary_caches
command_index
- package_list
chain
extensions
pipelines
diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/package_list.rst b/lib/spack/docs/package_list.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index dfff070460..0000000000
--- a/lib/spack/docs/package_list.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-.. Copyright 2013-2023 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC and other
- Spack Project Developers. See the top-level COPYRIGHT file for details.
-
- SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
-
-.. _package-list:
-
-============
-Package List
-============
-
-This is a list of things you can install using Spack. It is
-automatically generated based on the packages in this Spack
-version.
-
-.. raw:: html
- :file: package_list.html
diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/replace_conda_homebrew.rst b/lib/spack/docs/replace_conda_homebrew.rst
index 42a3561300..c0d2060c70 100644
--- a/lib/spack/docs/replace_conda_homebrew.rst
+++ b/lib/spack/docs/replace_conda_homebrew.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
=====================================
-Using Spack to Replace Homebrew/Conda
+Spack for Homebrew/Conda Users
=====================================
Spack is an incredibly powerful package manager, designed for supercomputers
@@ -191,18 +191,18 @@ The ``--fresh`` flag tells Spack to use the latest version of every package
where possible instead of trying to optimize for reuse of existing installed
packages.
-The ``--force`` flag in addition tells Spack to overwrite its previous
-concretization decisions, allowing you to choose a new version of Python.
-If any of the new packages like Bash are already installed, ``spack install``
+The ``--force`` flag in addition tells Spack to overwrite its previous
+concretization decisions, allowing you to choose a new version of Python.
+If any of the new packages like Bash are already installed, ``spack install``
won't re-install them, it will keep the symlinks in place.
-----------------------------------
Updating & Cleaning Up Old Packages
-----------------------------------
-If you're looking to mimic the behavior of Homebrew, you may also want to
-clean up out-of-date packages from your environment after an upgrade. To
-upgrade your entire software stack within an environment and clean up old
+If you're looking to mimic the behavior of Homebrew, you may also want to
+clean up out-of-date packages from your environment after an upgrade. To
+upgrade your entire software stack within an environment and clean up old
package versions, simply run the following commands:
.. code-block:: console
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@ package versions, simply run the following commands:
$ spack concretize --fresh --force
$ spack install
$ spack gc
-
-Running ``spack mark -i --all`` tells Spack to mark all of the existing
-packages within an environment as "implicitly" installed. This tells
+
+Running ``spack mark -i --all`` tells Spack to mark all of the existing
+packages within an environment as "implicitly" installed. This tells
spack's garbage collection system that these packages should be cleaned up.
Don't worry however, this will not remove your entire environment.
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ a fresh concretization and will re-mark any packages that should remain
installed as "explicitly" installed.
**Note:** if you use multiple spack environments you should re-run ``spack install``
-in each of your environments prior to running ``spack gc`` to prevent spack
-from uninstalling any shared packages that are no longer required by the
+in each of your environments prior to running ``spack gc`` to prevent spack
+from uninstalling any shared packages that are no longer required by the
environment you just upgraded.
--------------