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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/spack/spack/directives.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/spack/spack/directives.py | 17 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/directives.py b/lib/spack/spack/directives.py index 07ef32294b..22b262b57c 100644 --- a/lib/spack/spack/directives.py +++ b/lib/spack/spack/directives.py @@ -269,19 +269,20 @@ def variant(pkg, name, default=False, description=""): def resource(pkg, **kwargs): """ Define an external resource to be fetched and staged when building the package. Based on the keywords present in the - dictionary the appropriate FetchStrategy will be used for the resource. + dictionary the appropriate FetchStrategy will be used for the resource. Resources are fetched and staged in their + own folder inside spack stage area, and then linked into the stage area of the package that needs them. List of recognized keywords: - * 'when' : represents the condition upon which the resource is needed (optional) - * 'destination' : path where to extract / checkout the resource (optional). This path must be a relative path, - and it must fall inside the stage area of the main package. - * 'basename' : basename of the resource source folder within destination (optional). - + * 'when' : (optional) represents the condition upon which the resource is needed + * 'destination' : (optional) path where to link the resource. This path must be relative to the main package stage + area. + * 'placement' : (optional) gives the possibility to fine tune how the resource is linked into the main package stage + area. """ when = kwargs.get('when', pkg.name) destination = kwargs.get('destination', "") - basename = kwargs.get('basename', None) + placement = kwargs.get('placement', None) # Check if the path is relative if os.path.isabs(destination): message = "The destination keyword of a resource directive can't be an absolute path.\n" @@ -298,7 +299,7 @@ def resource(pkg, **kwargs): resources = pkg.resources.setdefault(when_spec, []) fetcher = from_kwargs(**kwargs) name = kwargs.get('name') - resources.append(Resource(name, fetcher, destination, basename)) + resources.append(Resource(name, fetcher, destination, placement)) class DirectiveError(spack.error.SpackError): |