When you run spack spec on a package with patches, it displays full length patch hashes.
Before
$ spack spec gcc
...
gcc@8.2.0%clang@9.0.0-apple~binutils languages=c,c++,fortran patches=ecc5ac43951b34cbc5db15f585b4e704c42e2e487f9ed4c24fadef3f3857930b ~piclibs~strip arch=darwin-highsierra-x86_64
^gmp@6.1.2%clang@9.0.0-apple arch=darwin-highsierra-x86_64
^autoconf@2.69%clang@9.0.0-apple arch=darwin-highsierra-x86_64
^m4@1.4.18%clang@9.0.0-apple patches=3877ab548f88597ab2327a2230ee048d2d07ace1062efe81fc92e91b7f39cd00,c0a408fbffb7255fcc75e26bd8edab116fc81d216bfd18b473668b7739a4158e +sigsegv arch=darwin-highsierra-x86_64
...These patch hashes aren't particularly useful, as you can't specify which patches to use on the command line anyway. I propose the following changes.
After
By default, no hashes are shown:
$ spack spec gcc
...
gcc@8.2.0%clang@9.0.0-apple~binutils languages=c,c++,fortran ~piclibs~strip arch=darwin-highsierra-x86_64
^gmp@6.1.2%clang@9.0.0-apple arch=darwin-highsierra-x86_64
^autoconf@2.69%clang@9.0.0-apple arch=darwin-highsierra-x86_64
^m4@1.4.18%clang@9.0.0-apple +sigsegv arch=darwin-highsierra-x86_64
...When --long is supplied, short hash prefixes are displayed:
$ spack spec --long gcc
...
mbr7sk2 gcc@8.2.0%clang@9.0.0-apple~binutils languages=c,c++,fortran patches=ecc5ac4 ~piclibs~strip arch=darwin-highsierra-x86_64
vvoefua ^gmp@6.1.2%clang@9.0.0-apple arch=darwin-highsierra-x86_64
74niupl ^autoconf@2.69%clang@9.0.0-apple arch=darwin-highsierra-x86_64
c5q6jjk ^m4@1.4.18%clang@9.0.0-apple patches=3877ab5,c0a408f +sigsegv arch=darwin-highsierra-x86_64
When --very-long is chosen, the full hashes are shown:
$ spack spec --very-long gcc
...
mbr7sk2tsbqktrjnuq75kdi6vq7obegy gcc@8.2.0%clang@9.0.0-apple~binutils languages=c,c++,fortran patches=ecc5ac43951b34cbc5db15f585b4e704c42e2e487f9ed4c24fadef3f3857930b ~piclibs~strip arch=darwin-highsierra-x86_64
vvoefuai3hzh7eughdxbihgqsnpvizsn ^gmp@6.1.2%clang@9.0.0-apple arch=darwin-highsierra-x86_64
74niuplengavsakhoomvp3lzw7epwosc ^autoconf@2.69%clang@9.0.0-apple arch=darwin-highsierra-x86_64
c5q6jjkr7uwa3si5rh7y56uf4jvzwg7r ^m4@1.4.18%clang@9.0.0-apple patches=3877ab548f88597ab2327a2230ee048d2d07ace1062efe81fc92e91b7f39cd00,c0a408fbffb7255fcc75e26bd8edab116fc81d216bfd18b473668b7739a4158e +sigsegv arch=darwin-highsierra-x86_64
...
EDIT: edited to provide clarity as to what I'm looking for
@scottwittenburg
When you run
spack specon a package with patches, it displays full length patch hashes.Before
These patch hashes aren't particularly useful, as you can't specify which patches to use on the command line anyway. I propose the following changes.
After
By default, no hashes are shown:
When
--longis supplied, short hash prefixes are displayed:When
--very-longis chosen, the full hashes are shown:EDIT: edited to provide clarity as to what I'm looking for
@scottwittenburg