3 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/build_systems/cached_cmake.py b/lib/spack/spack/build_systems/cached_cmake.py
index 7caf2a1539..84f402299a 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/build_systems/cached_cmake.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/build_systems/cached_cmake.py
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ def cmake_cache_option(name, boolean_value, comment=""):
 
 class CachedCMakeBuilder(CMakeBuilder):
 
+    #: Phases of a Cached CMake package
+    #: Note: the initconfig phase is used for developer builds as a final phase to stop on
+    phases = ("initconfig", "cmake", "build", "install")  # type: Tuple[str, ...]
+
     #: Names associated with package methods in the old build-system format
     legacy_methods = CMakeBuilder.legacy_methods + (
         "initconfig_compiler_entries",
@@ -224,8 +228,7 @@ class CachedCMakeBuilder(CMakeBuilder):
         """This method is to be overwritten by the package"""
         return []
 
-    @spack.builder.run_before("cmake")
-    def initconfig(self):
+    def initconfig(self, pkg, spec, prefix):
         cache_entries = (
             self.std_initconfig_entries()
             + self.initconfig_compiler_entries()
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/build_systems/cmake.py b/lib/spack/spack/build_systems/cmake.py
index 8d8bba4778..1d0c50ea07 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/build_systems/cmake.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/build_systems/cmake.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class CMakeBuilder(BaseBuilder):
     """
 
     #: Phases of a CMake package
-    phases = ("cmake", "build", "install")
+    phases = ("cmake", "build", "install")  # type: Tuple[str, ...]
 
     #: Names associated with package methods in the old build-system format
     legacy_methods = ("cmake_args", "check")  # type: Tuple[str, ...]
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/builder.py b/lib/spack/spack/builder.py
index 6baa321eea..7ae36b6e0a 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/builder.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/builder.py
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ class Builder(six.with_metaclass(BuilderMeta, llnl.util.compat.Sequence)):
     """
 
     #: Sequence of phases. Must be defined in derived classes
-    phases = None  # type: Optional[Tuple[str, ...]]
+    phases = ()  # type: Tuple[str, ...]
     #: Build system name. Must also be defined in derived classes.
     build_system = None  # type: Optional[str]