>> How would the decision which easyblock version to use be done properly?
>> I'd somehow have to add support for WRF >= 3.8 without taking away
>> support for earlier versions. Would that go via subclassing the EB_WRF
>> class? If so, how would I ensure that EasyBuild automatically picks the
>> correct easyblock depending on the version?
>
> You would insert a check like:
>
> if LooseVersion(self.version) >= LooseVersion('3.8'):
> # new regexp
> else:
> # old regexp
>>
>> But maybe I should start working on the right regexp ... ;)
>
> Let me know if you nee help with this, because these can be daunting...
>
> The key is to include a 'named group' in the regex with the label 'nr',
> which will indicate the actual number that would be used, as is also the
> case now in the existing value for build_type_question with (?P<nr>[0-9]+) .
>
> You'll need to provide new definitions for build_type_option for the
> newer WRF versions, based on the compiler family (see existing code),
> and then construct build_type_question differently using both
> build_type_option and bt (the build type being selected, e.g. dmpar).
>
> Taking a look at the way in which WRF 3.6 and earlier prints the list of
> options would help a great deal probably.
>
> If you need help, maybe you should consider jumping into the #easybuild
> IRC channel on the FreeNode IRC network...
Okay, it seems I have the regexp now. Now I need to fiddle with the
patches ... but that should be okay. I'll submit a PR once I'm done.
Cheers,
Andreas.
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