Verify Quick Start with Spack
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- Dominant language
- C
- Stars
- 108
- Forks
- 37
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Following the Spack path on the Quick Start page from start to finish as a new user would, verify that all steps work as described. (Be sure to remove any existing ~/.spack and clone from scratch to emulate behavior of a new user). Fix problems where needed.
https://github.com/LLNL/scr/blob/develop/doc/rst/users/quick.rst
Resolve TODO items for Spack at:
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with doc/rst/users/quick.rst and follow the Spack path from a clean clone after removing ~/.spack. Check the sections for building and running the scr_test_api example, then resolve the listed TODOs and any problems found. Done means a new user can complete the full Quick Start as documented.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- build-system, documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100