Open-SURFEX

[boegel]

• link to support ticket: #2023012660001141 + #2023030160001274
• website: https://www.umr-cnrm.fr/surfex/spip.php?rubrique141
• installation docs: https://www.umr-cnrm.fr/surfex/spip.php?article191
• toolchain: foss/2022a
• easyblock to use: ConfigureMake (?)
• required dependencies:
  • HDF5
  • netCDF + netCDF-Fortran
  • cURL
  • Szip
  • zlib
  • M4
  • grib_api
  • ecCodes
• notes:
  • source tarballs for required dependencies are included in src/LIB/*tar.gz, we should make sure that those are not used, and use proper dependencies instead...
• effort: (TBD)

[deniskristak]

many hardcoded paths, super-strict versions, I am going to do a whole bunch of patching...

[boegel]

@deniskristak Maybe try to get it working with the included stuff first, then start checking how much work it would be to flesh things out and use proper dependencies?

[deniskristak]

i emailed the developer:

Hello,
as a part of an Easybuild project (https://easybuilders.github.io/), I am trying to build this project with some differences than what is written in readme.
First of all, I need to use my own installations of all dependencies. That means everything from the LIB directory, software like eccodes, netcdf4, grib_api ...
Secondly, I need to specify a custom installation directory, so that no files go to `/usr/bin/` etc., which I see is currently hardcoded in the configure script and makefiles...
I've noticed there is a forked version on github (https://github.com/joewkr/open-SURFEX) that uses CMake and is close to what I would need, however, they use the second latest (8.1) version, which is a little inconvenient for me.
However, I would like to ask you first - is there anything like that forked version, but coming from you, the original developers ? 
Have you, by any chance, tested the forked version and have any comments about it?
Thank you dearly for your time and for the answer.
Denis

they replied:

Hi Denis

We do not use GitHub for SURFEX but have our own GIT server, with limited developer access.
We make available the open source version as a tarball (http://www.umr-cnrm.fr/surfex/data/OPEN-SURFEX/open_surfex_v8_1_20220817.tar.gz) and the version you refer to (https://github.com/joewkr/open-SURFEX) is the initiative of a developer with whom we collaborate.

Best regards
Patrick

[boegel]

Small clarification: the original request is for version 8.1 explicitly, but maybe they're also happy with a 9.0 installation...

[boegel]

We now also have a 2nd installation request for Open-SURFEX (v8.1), just to throw some oil on the fire...