# EasyBuild training session for VSC

## Notes from meeting

in scope:
writing easyconfigs
leveraging generic easyblocks
GitHub integration (eb --new-pr & co)
implementing hooks to do site customisations efficiently
out of scope:
implementing easyblocks
implementing additional features in EasyBuild framework
EasyBuild features not relevant to this working group

## Practical

- only slides (Google Slides)
- how to prepare:
- eb --check-github

## Agenda

- [Sam] terminology (~10min)
- [Sam] configuring EasyBuild (~10min)
- cfg file vs env vars vs CLI
- eb --show-config
- eb --check-eb-deps
- [Sam] basic usage (~10min)
- https://easybuilders.github.io/easybuild-tutorial/2022-isc22/basic_usage/
- dry-run, --missing, -x, --trace
- step-wise procedure

- [Kenneth] troubleshooting (~20min)
- https://easybuilders.github.io/easybuild-tutorial/2022-isc22/troubleshooting/
- incl. hands-on (5min per exercise)

- [Alex] writing easyconfig files (~30min)
- https://easybuilders.github.io/easybuild-tutorial/2022-isc22/adding_support_additional_software/
- easyconfigs vs easyblocks
- eb -a, eb -a -e PythonPackage
- https://docs.easybuild.io/en/latest/version-specific/generic_easyblocks.html#generic-easyblocks
- --copy-ec
- incl. hands-on
- link to exercises

- [Kenneth] GitHub integration (~15min)
- https://easybuilders.github.io/easybuild-tutorial/2022-isc22/contributing/
- summary in one slide
- --new-pr, --from-pr --upload-test-report
- incl. hands-on

- [Kenneth] hooks (~20min)
- https://easybuilders.github.io/easybuild-tutorial/2021-lust/hooks/
- see VUB talk

- getting help
- via issue in vsc-software-stack repo
- (bi-)weekly sync meetings
- EasyBuild / VSC Slack