External packages are always concretized using the latest compiler available, regardless of the initial request.
Expected Result
$ spack compiler list
==> Available compilers
-- gcc ubuntu18.04-x86_64 ---------------------------------------
gcc@8 gcc@7.3.0
$ spack spec -Il openssl %gcc@7.3.0
Input spec
--------------------------------
openssl%gcc@7.3.0
Concretized
--------------------------------
dobj3bn openssl@1.0.2n%gcc@7.3.0+systemcerts arch=linux-ubuntu18.04-x86_64 Actual Result
$ spack spec -Il openssl %gcc@7.3.0
Input spec
--------------------------------
openssl%gcc@7.3.0
Concretized
--------------------------------
dobj3bn openssl@1.0.2n%gcc@8+systemcerts arch=linux-ubuntu18.04-x86_64 Note the %gcc@8 instead of %gcc%7.3.0 as requested.
Steps to reproduce the issue
Configure Spack with the following packages.yaml:
packages:
openssl:
buildable: False
paths:
openssl@1.0.2n: /usrand the following compilers.yaml:
compilers:
- compiler:
environment: {}
extra_rpaths: []
flags: {}
modules: []
operating_system: ubuntu18.04
paths:
cc: /usr/bin/gcc-8
cxx: /usr/bin/g++-8
f77: /usr/bin/gfortran-8
fc: /usr/bin/gfortran-8
spec: gcc@8
target: x86_64
- compiler:
environment: {}
extra_rpaths: []
flags: {}
modules: []
operating_system: ubuntu18.04
paths:
cc: /usr/bin/gcc
cxx: /usr/bin/g++
f77: /usr/bin/gfortran
fc: /usr/bin/gfortran
spec: gcc@7.3.0
target: x86_64Information on your system
The only relevant part should be the two configuration files above
External packages are always concretized using the latest compiler available, regardless of the initial request.
Expected Result
Actual Result
Note the
%gcc@8instead of%gcc%7.3.0as requested.Steps to reproduce the issue
Configure Spack with the following
packages.yaml:and the following
compilers.yaml:Information on your system
The only relevant part should be the two configuration files above