Hi all. I am currently trying to create a more tidy CMakeLists.txt script for a simulation code I'm working on. The target platforms are mac and linux desktops (for development) and HPC [0] servers (all linux or, in some hypothetical future, unix systems). On HPC servers, it is very common to install software in "modules". I am not sure how well aquainted the CMake crowd is with the module system [1] so I'll post a brief explanation.
HPC servers often have a large amount of users with varying requirements. Therefore, it is common to require, say, two different versions of a library, or the same library for two different compilers. As an example, a machine I'm currently using has several modules for the FFTW library. Example: paulanto@rocks:~/Rayleigh2D $ module avail fftw fftw/2.1.5 fftw/3.2.2(default) So, there's two different fftw versions available, and I'm currently using the default one as such: paulanto@rocks:~/Rayleigh2D $ module load fftw paulanto@rocks:~/Rayleigh2D $ module list Currently Loaded Modulefiles: 1) fftw/3.2.2 There we go. Now what does it mean to load a module? Well, basically, the "module" command works by adjusting environment variables: [0] High Performance Computing [1] http://modules.sourceforge.net/ -- Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake
