Blueback gcc@14, new variant fix_rt_linkage for intel-oneapi-compilers + bug fix in spack stack check-preferred-compiler, codee 2026.1.2

.github/workflows/ubuntu-ci-x86_64-oneapi-ifx.cfg

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
   intel-oneapi-compilers:
     externals:
-    - spec: intel-oneapi-compilers@2024.2.0
+    - spec: intel-oneapi-compilers@2024.2.0 +fix_rt_linkage
       prefix: /opt/intel/oneapi
       extra_attributes:
         compilers:

.github/workflows/ubuntu-ci-x86_64-oneapi.cfg

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
   intel-oneapi-compilers:
     externals:
-    - spec: intel-oneapi-compilers@2024.2.0
+    - spec: intel-oneapi-compilers@2024.2.0 +fix_rt_linkage
       prefix: /opt/intel/oneapi
       extra_attributes:
         compilers:

configs/common/packages.yaml

@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ packages:
       - +ownlibs
     codee:
       require:
+      # TODO UPDATE TO 2026.1.2 once https://github.com/JCSDA/spack-packages/pull/56 is merged
       - '@2026.1'
     crtm_fix:
       require:

configs/common/packages_oneapi.yaml

@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ packages:
     parallel-netcdf:
       require:
       - +shared-intel
+    patchelf:
+      require:
+      - '%c=gcc'
     py-maturin:
       require:
       - '%c=gcc'

configs/sites/tier1/blueback/packages_gcc-14.3.0.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+packages:
+  all:
+    require:
+    - any_of: ['%gcc@=14.3.0']
+      when: '%gcc'
+  mpi:
+    buildable: false
+    require:
+    - cray-mpich@8.1.32
+  gcc:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+    - spec: gcc@14.3.0 languages:='c,c++,fortran'
+      prefix: /usr
+      modules:
+      - PrgEnv-gnu/8.6.0
+      - gcc-native/14.2
+      extra_attributes:
+        compilers:
+          c: /opt/cray/pe/gcc-native/14/bin/gcc
+          cxx: /opt/cray/pe/gcc-native/14/bin/g++
+          fortran: /opt/cray/pe/gcc-native/14/bin/gfortran
+        environment:
+          set:
+            CONFIG_SITE: ''
+            PE_GCC_EXTERNAL: native
+  cray-mpich:
+    buildable: false
+    externals:
+    - spec: cray-mpich@8.1.32
+      prefix: /opt/cray/pe/mpich/8.1.32/ofi/GNU/12.3
+      modules:
+      - libfabric/1.22.0
+      - craype-network-ofi
+      - cray-mpich/8.1.32
+      extra_attributes:
+        environment:
+          prepend_path:
+            CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH: /p/app/projects/NEPTUNE/spack-stack/cmake-findmpi

configs/sites/tier1/blueback/packages_oneapi-2025.0.4.yaml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ packages:
   intel-oneapi-compilers:
     buildable: false
     externals:
-    - spec: intel-oneapi-compilers@2025.0.4
+    - spec: intel-oneapi-compilers@2025.0.4 +fix_rt_linkage
       prefix: /p/app/intel/oneapi-combined
       modules:
       - PrgEnv-intel/8.6.0

configs/sites/tier2/bounty/packages_oneapi-2025.3.0.yaml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ packages:
   intel-oneapi-compilers:
     buildable: false
     externals:
-    - spec: intel-oneapi-compilers@2025.3.0
+    - spec: intel-oneapi-compilers@2025.3.0 +fix_rt_linkage
       prefix: /opt/intel/oneapi
       extra_attributes:
         compilers:

spack-ext/lib/jcsda-emc/spack-stack/stack/compiler_utils.py

@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ def check_preferred_compiler():
         # different) compiler for the environment instead.
         if preferred_compiler_name == compiler_name and preferred_compiler_version  == compiler_version:
             logging.info(f"  ... {spec.name}@{spec.version}/{spec.dag_hash(length=7)} uses preferred compiler")
+        # If the package config doesn't have an entry for the package, then it should be
+        # built with the preferred compiler. However, because it failed the "if" test
+        # above, we know it is not.
+        elif not spec.name in package_config.keys():
+            errors += 1
+            logging.error(f"  ... {RED}error: {spec.name}@{spec.version}/{spec.dag_hash(length=7)} does not use intended compiler{RESET}")
         else:
             spec_required_compiler_name = None
             spec_required_compiler_version = None
@@ -147,8 +153,7 @@ def check_preferred_compiler():
                 logging.info(f"  ... {spec.name}@{spec.version}/{spec.dag_hash(length=7)} uses explicitly preferred compiler")
             else:
                 errors += 1
-                logging.error(f"  ... {RED}error: {spec.name}@{spec.version}/{spec.dag_hash(length=7)} does not use intended compiler\n" + \
-                    f"      check also that any explicit preferred/required compiler dependencies are using Spack v1 syntax{RESET}")
+                logging.error(f"  ... {RED}error: {spec.name}@{spec.version}/{spec.dag_hash(length=7)} does not use intended compiler{RESET}")
     if errors==1:
         raise Exception(f"{RED}Detected {errors} compiler mismatch!{RESET}")
     elif errors:

util/nrl/batch_install.sh

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ case ${SPACK_STACK_BATCH_HOST} in
     SPACK_STACK_CARGO_MIRROR="/neptune_diagnostics/spack-stack/cargo-mirror"
     ;;
   blueback)
-    SPACK_STACK_BATCH_COMPILERS=("oneapi@=2025.0.4" "gcc@=13.3.0") # oneapi@=2025.2.1
+    SPACK_STACK_BATCH_COMPILERS=("oneapi@=2025.0.4" "gcc@=13.3.0" "gcc@=14.3.0") # oneapi@=2025.2.1
     SPACK_STACK_BATCH_TEMPLATES=("neptune-dev" "unified-dev" "cylc-dev")
     SPACK_STACK_MODULE_CHOICE="tcl"
     SPACK_STACK_BOOTSTRAP_MIRROR="/p/app/projects/NEPTUNE/spack-stack/bootstrap-mirror"
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ for compiler in "${SPACK_STACK_BATCH_COMPILERS[@]}"; do
     case ${submit_to_scheduler} in
       "true")
         jobs=$(tasks_per_node ${host})
-        parallel_install_flags="--concurrent-packages=10 --jobs=${jobs}"
+        parallel_install_flags="--concurrent-packages=4 --jobs=${jobs}"
         ;;
       "false")
         parallel_install_flags=""