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Solving HPC's Dependency Hell: How LLNL's BUILD Project Aims to Tame Exascale Software Stacks

As exascale supercomputers like El Capitan near deployment, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory confronts a critical bottleneck: the unsustainable complexity of managing software dependencies across rapidly evolving GPU architectures. Their BUILD project leverages formal logic and binary analysis to automate compatibility checks, potentially accelerating HPC workflows by 100x.
Spack v1.0 Unleashed: Compilers as Dependencies and the Dawn of a Stable Package Era

Spack v1.0 Unleashed: Compilers as Dependencies and the Dawn of a Stable Package Era

After nearly seven years in development, Spack v1.0 introduces groundbreaking changes that redefine package management for HPC and scientific computing. This milestone release treats compilers as first-class dependencies, establishes a stable API for packages, and enables concurrent builds—empowering developers with unprecedented flexibility and reproducibility.