Installing EasyBuild on FreeBSD Latest

Step 1: Install dependencies

EasyBuild requires Python 3.6 or higher to be installed. To check the version of Python that's installed, run the following command:

python3 --version

If it's not installed, you can install it using pkg:

sudo pkg install python3

You'll also need to install the following dependencies:

sudo pkg install git gcc gfortran openmpi py36-numpy py36-scipy py36-mpi4py py36-six py36-jinja2 py36-setuptools py36-ruamel-yaml py36-requests

Step 2: Clone the EasyBuild repository

Clone the EasyBuild repository from GitHub using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild.git

Step 3: Make EasyBuild executable

Change to the EasyBuild directory and make the easybuild script executable:

cd easybuild
chmod u+x easybuild/easybuild.sh

Step 4: Set EasyBuild environment variables

Set the following environment variables:

export EASYBUILD_PREFIX=/path/to/install/easybuild
export EASYBUILD_SOURCEPATH=/path/to/source/files
export EASYBUILD_MODULE_NAMING_SCHEME=HierarchicalMNS

Step 5: Install EasyBuild

Run the following command to install EasyBuild:

./easybuild/easybuild.sh --install

This will install EasyBuild in the directory specified by EASYBUILD_PREFIX.

Step 6: Test EasyBuild

Test EasyBuild by building a simple package:

./easybuild/easybuild.sh nano

This will build the nano text editor.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed EasyBuild on FreeBSD Latest!

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