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@@ -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 ---------------- |