Own development and Git on Bianca

Install software yourself

• If not available on Bianca already (like Conda repositories) you may have to use the Wharf to install your tools
  • Alternatively let an Application Expert install the tool as a module.

Info

• Download the source code or binary (Linux on x86 and 64-bit) to Rackham first
• Transfer to the wharf
• Then, either
  • You can install in your home directory.
    • This is handy for personal needs, low numbers of files (i.e. not Conda).
  • Usually better to install in project directory.
    • This way the project contains both data and software — good for reproducibility, collaboration, and everyone's general sanity.
• Binaries for Linux on x86 and 64-bit should be able to be run directly as it is, see the software specific installation documentation.
• or build from source, see next session.

Build from source

• To build from source use a compiler module
• We have several compiler versions from GNU and INTEL
• check with: $ ml avail gcc and $ ml avail intel
• Guide for compiling serial programs
• Guide for compiling parallel programs

Git on Bianca

• You may develop code on Bianca with a local repo.
• However, to push to GitHub, you have to manually copy your git repo via the wharf to another place, like
  • local computer or Rackham.
  • ... and from there push to GitHub.
• ... and conversely pulling from remote to local with internet connection
  • and transfer back to Bianca via wharf

• A little cumbersome but doable!

• For collaboration within a sens project your can have a "local" remote repo in your common project folder.

• More on Git on Bianca