v0.8.10: Fancy fetching
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v0.8.10 Release Notes
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For users
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- Packages can now fetch source from git, svn, and hg repositories.
- Environment module support, docs.
- Extensive additions to online documentation.
- 18 new packages
For packagers
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- Versions in ranges are now more permissive, fixing some long-standing
bugs. pkg@:1 will now match pkg@1.0, pkg@1.1, pkg@1.9.1, etc.
Previously "@:1" would not match any minor or patch versions above 1.
- Github-aware list urls (spack will find releases tab on github)
Commands
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- spack list can now do globs (e.g., spack list mpi*)
- spack md5 command does single-file checksums
- spack info -r autogenerates package list for documentation.
- spack edit -c can edit Spack commands by name.
Robustness
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- Extensive new unit tests (for fetching and mirroring)
- MPI installs can work without fortran compilers
- Version updates fix long-standing test failure. Tests all pass now.
- Many bugfixes
18 new packages
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ImageMagick automake fontconfig libNBC libtool netgauge
autoconf bib2xhtml freetype libpng lwm2 sundials
automaded coreutils jpeg libtiff mpe2 swig