OpenFOAM 12

[laraPPr]

• link to support ticket: #2024081660000272
• website: https://www.openfoam.org/
• installation docs: https://openfoam.org/download/source/
• toolchain: foss/2023b or foss/2023a
• easyblock to use: Custom OpenFoam
• required dependencies:
  • [ ] ncurses
  • [ ] METIS
  • [ ] SCOTCH
  • [ ] CGAL
  • [ ] ParaView
  • [ ] gnuplot
• optional dependencies:
  • [ ] ...
• notes:
  • ...
• effort: (TBD)
• other install methods
  • conda: yes (link?) / no
  • container image: yes (link?) / no
  • pre-built binaries (RHEL8 Linux x86_64): yes (link?) / no
  • easyconfig outside EasyBuild: yes / no

[PetrKralCZ]

• https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-easyconfigs/pull/21330

[boegel]

@PetrKralCZ This update will be relevant here:

• https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-easyblocks/pull/3434

[boegel]

• https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-easyconfigs/pull/21324

@PetrKralCZ In the short term, we can definitely proceed with that to cover this installation request. OpenFOAM is rarely (if ever) used as a dependency for something, so having multiple versions of it in a single toolchain generation is pretty OK.

Maybe continue your effort with gnuplot (5.x, or 6.x if you can make it work), but other than that no further effort is really required here, we don't ab-so-lutely need OpenFOAM 12 with foss/2023b, foss/2023a is good enough (also for RHEL9)

[boegel]

@PetrKralCZ As discussed, let's favor https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-easyconfigs/pull/20834 over your https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-easyconfigs/pull/21330

So close https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-easyconfigs/pull/21330, and then this issue can be closed too, since we already have OpenFOAM 12 installed with foss/2023a

[boegel]

@PetrKralCZ Ready for cleanup + closing