[INSTALL] new NCEPLIBS-bufr version 12.0.0

[jbathegit]

Which software in the stack would you like installed?
A new version of the NCEPLIBS-bufr library is now available from https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-bufr/releases/tag/bufr_v12.0.0

What is the version/tag of the software?
v12.0.0

Which machines would you like to have the software installed?
This library needs to be installed on WCOSS2 (cactus and dogwood) as well as various HPC machines including Jet, Hera, and possibly others where there's already an installation of an earlier version of the library. This is not an emergency release, so if there are still earlier versions of the library available on any platform, please leave them there in order to give users time to transition on their own schedule.

Any other relevant information that we should know to correctly install the software??
Please see https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS-bufr/blob/develop/README.md. The -DMASTER_TABLE_DIR option does not need to be specified (you can just let it default to path1), but the -DENABLE_PYTHON=ON should be included for any machines on which it is currently available for earlier versions of the library.

Additional context
Full release notes are available from https://noaa-emc.github.io/NCEPLIBS-bufr/md__home_runner_work_NCEPLIBS_bufr_NCEPLIBS_bufr_bufr_docs_ReleaseNotes.html

[jbathegit]

Also, when this is released on WCOSS2, a new bufr/12.0.0 module will need to be installed on that system as well.

[Hang-Lei-NOAA]

Okay will process it.

[AlexanderRichert-NOAA]

I'm looking at the Spack recipe. Currently, it has options for setting static vs. shared, whether to build Python interface, and whether to enable tests. I think I already know the answer, but, is there anything in the recipe that needs to change for this release outside of just adding the new version?

[jbathegit]

I can't think of anything that needs to be different from previous builds of this library.

[climbfuji]

This is addressed by #630

[jbathegit]

Why is this being closed? For one thing, I don't see the new bufr/12.0.0 library or module available yet on WCOSS2.

[climbfuji]

bufr@12 will be rolled out in the next days or weeks with spack-stack-1.4.1 (it's been added to spack and spack-stack, therefore the issue was closed). If you are adamant keeping the issue open until it's actually on the system, it's ok to reopen.

[jbathegit]

I still don't see bufr/12.0.0 available on WCOSS2 (cactus/dogwood/acorn) for use in NCEP production. What's the expected timeframe for this to happen?

[jbathegit]

FWIW, I would like to re-open this issue to keep attention on it until it's completed. But I don't see any way to do that other than just starting a completely new issue and then referencing this issue in the new one.