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@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Spack is a multi-platform package manager that builds and installs multiple versions and configurations of software. It works on Linux, -macOS, and many supercomputers. Spack is non-destructive: installing a +macOS, Windows, and many supercomputers. Spack is non-destructive: installing a new version of a package does not break existing installations, so many configurations of the same package can coexist. @@ -46,13 +46,18 @@ See the [Feature Overview](https://spack.readthedocs.io/en/latest/features.html) for examples and highlights. -To install spack and your first package, make sure you have Python. +To install spack and your first package, make sure you have Python & Git. Then: - $ git clone -c feature.manyFiles=true https://github.com/spack/spack.git + $ git clone -c feature.manyFiles=true --depth=2 https://github.com/spack/spack.git $ cd spack/bin $ ./spack install zlib +> [!TIP] +> `-c feature.manyFiles=true` improves git's performance on repositories with 1,000+ files. +> +> `--depth=2` prunes the git history to reduce the size of the Spack installation. + Documentation ---------------- @@ -65,7 +70,7 @@ Tutorial ---------------- We maintain a -[**hands-on tutorial**](https://spack.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tutorial.html). +[**hands-on tutorial**](https://spack-tutorial.readthedocs.io/). It covers basic to advanced usage, packaging, developer features, and large HPC deployments. You can do all of the exercises on your own laptop using a Docker container. @@ -88,7 +93,7 @@ Resources: [bridged](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-slack#matrix-appservice-slack) to Slack. * [**Github Discussions**](https://github.com/spack/spack/discussions): for Q&A and discussions. Note the pinned discussions for announcements. -* **Twitter**: [@spackpm](https://twitter.com/spackpm). Be sure to +* **X**: [@spackpm](https://twitter.com/spackpm). Be sure to `@mention` us! * **Mailing list**: [groups.google.com/d/forum/spack](https://groups.google.com/d/forum/spack): only for announcements. Please use other venues for discussions. |