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diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst b/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst index 27705b3dbf..45f1533e66 100644 --- a/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst +++ b/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst @@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ ubiquitous in the scientific software community. Second, it's a modern language and has many powerful features to help make package writing easy. +.. warning:: + + As a general rule, packages should install the software *from source*. + The only exception is for proprietary software (e.g., vendor compilers). + + If a special build system needs to be added in order to support building + a package from source, then the associated code and recipe need to be added + first. + .. _installation_procedure: |