What is EasyBuild?
EasyBuild is a software build and installation framework used to manage (scientific) software on High Performance Computing (HPC) systems in a more efficient way, available free and open source under the GNU General Public License v2.0. It combines the following features:
- a flexible framework for building/installing (scientific) software
- fully automates software builds
- divert from the standard configure / make / make install with custom procedures
- allows for reproducing previous builds
- keep the software build recipes/specifications simple and human-readable
- supports co-existence of versions/builds via dedicated installation prefix and module files
- enables sharing with the HPC community (win-win situation)
- automagic dependency resolution
- retain logs for traceability of the build processes
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What is EasyBuild?
EasyBuild is a software build and installation framework used to manage (scientific) software on High Performance Computing (HPC) systems in a more efficient way, available free and open source under the GNU General Public License v2.0.