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+# Overview page of LArSoft with SPACK
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+These instructions are temporary until Spack is in production and complete documentation pages are available.
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+## The migration plan:
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+- Migration to spack-based builds and development before SL7 EOL
+- SL7 build machines scheduled to shut-down mid-May 
+- Decided: Containers can be used for code that requires UPS under SL7 
+- Firm: No plan to support UPS under AL9. 
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+## The current spack build of LArSoft
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+Have Spack builds of LArSoft v09.81.00 under AL9 and SL7
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+To set up in AL9 
+* source /cvmfs/larsoft.opensciencegrid.org/spack-packages/setup-env.sh spack load larsoft/e3ryycs
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+To set up in SL7
+* source /cvmfs/larsoft.opensciencegrid.org/spack-packages/setup-env.sh spack load larsoft/2vibnrv
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