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-rw-r--r--var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/boost/package.py17
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/boost/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/boost/package.py
index cf63b229c0..77538cf000 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/boost/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/boost/package.py
@@ -207,8 +207,21 @@ class Boost(Package):
spack_cxx))
if '+mpi' in spec:
- f.write('using mpi : %s ;\n' %
- join_path(spec['mpi'].prefix.bin, 'mpicxx'))
+
+ # Use the correct mpi compiler. If the compiler options are
+ # empty or undefined, Boost will attempt to figure out the
+ # correct options by running "${mpicxx} -show" or something
+ # similar, but that doesn't work with the Cray compiler
+ # wrappers. Since Boost doesn't use the MPI C++ bindings,
+ # that can be used as a compiler option instead.
+
+ mpi_line = 'using mpi : %s' % spec['mpi'].mpicxx
+
+ if 'platform=cray' in spec:
+ mpi_line += ' : <define>MPICH_SKIP_MPICXX'
+
+ f.write(mpi_line + ' ;\n')
+
if '+python' in spec:
f.write(self.bjam_python_line(spec))