Installing a release at NERSC

[heather999]

Hi (tagging the most active developer @slosar !)
Emily Phillips Longley requested we add this package to the NERSC shared python environment. CI would like to start asking that DESC supplied repos provide a couple of things before we start installing s/w in the shared production environment. I think there are really two that come to mind:

• A tagged Release
• README with a list of dependencies and installation instructions

Is it possible to tag a release of sacc that we can use as a starting point for installation at NERSC?

Take care,
Heather

[beckermr]

Hi Heather!

We should probably do this sooner rather than later, but be aware that we are now starting in some refactoring here.

Also, it would make everything a lot easier if we forced folks to use requirements files and stick to standard python tooling for installs (i.e., setuptools+pip) where possible. This will play nice almost everywhere and help us avoid issues. Of course when we have hard binary dependencies then we will need more stuff.

[heather999]

Hi Matthew! Let sacc be a beacon of light on the hill! :) Seriously, having a good example for others to follow is likely the best step forward.

[beckermr]

YESSSSS! This is my plan in 2019.

[slosar]

This sounds great. SACC has a setup.py script, but is ot pip installable and we're not quite at the first release (though not very far either). I think @beckermr will fix it all! :)