Mapl Setup

What I Do

Guide you through initial MAPL development environment setup, including:

• Module discovery and configuration
• Creating personalized environment config
• Verifying compiler and build tool access
• SSH setup for remote builds (optional)
• Understanding the MAPL branch strategy

When to Use Me

Use this skill when:

• Setting up MAPL development for the first time on a new machine
• Configuring a new development environment
• Troubleshooting environment setup issues
• Learning about available MAPL development workflows

Environment Configuration

MAPL supports customizable module names via ~/.opencode/mapl-config.yaml. This file allows you to map generic names (like "nag") to your system's actual module names (like "compiler/nag-fortran").

Creating Your Configuration File

A template configuration file has been created at ~/.opencode/mapl-config.yaml. Edit this file to match your system's module names.

Finding Your Module Names

Step 1: List available modules

module avail

Step 2: Search for specific modules

# Find Fortran compilers
module avail 2>&1 | grep -i fortran
module avail 2>&1 | grep -i nag
module avail 2>&1 | grep -i gfortran
module avail 2>&1 | grep -i gcc

# Find MPI implementations
module avail 2>&1 | grep -i mpi
module avail 2>&1 | grep -i openmpi

# Find baselibs
module avail 2>&1 | grep -i baselibs
module avail 2>&1 | grep -i mapl

Step 3: Update your config file

Edit ~/.opencode/mapl-config.yaml with the module names found above:

modules:
  nag: "compiler/nag-fortran"      # Use the exact name from module avail
  gfortran: "gcc/13"                # Or gnu-fortran, compiler/gnu, etc.
  mpi: "openmpi/4.1"               # Or mpi, mpich, intel-mpi
  baselibs: "MAPL-baselibs"        # Or baselibs, mapl-deps
  ifx: "ifx-stack"                 # For bucy (usually same for everyone)
  
paths:
  mapl_root: "~/swdev/VS/MAPL"     # Your MAPL checkout location
  build_dir_prefix: ""              # Empty for ./nag, or "build-" for ./build-nag

Verify Your Environment

Test Module Loading

# Test loading NAG compiler
module load nag mpi baselibs  # Or use your configured names
module list

# Verify compiler is accessible
which nagfor  # Should show path to compiler
nagfor --version

# Test gfortran (if available)
module purge
module load gfortran mpi baselibs
which gfortran
gfortran --version

Verify Build Tools

# Check CMake is available
which cmake
cmake --version  # Should be 3.17 or newer

# Check Git
which git
git --version

Branch Strategy Overview

CRITICAL: Always clarify which base branch to use before starting work.

Two Main Branches

1. develop - Legacy MAPL (MAPL 2.x maintenance)

   • Use for bug fixes and features for MAPL 2.x
   • Most stable, production-ready code

2. release/MAPL-v3 - MAPL v3 pre-release

   • Use for new MAPL v3 development
   • Active development branch for next major version

Feature Branch Naming

When starting new work, create a feature branch following the pattern:

feature/#ISSUE-description
bugfix/#ISSUE-description
hotfix/#ISSUE-description

Where #ISSUE is the GitHub issue number (e.g., feature/#4392-add-opencode-skills).

Always create a GitHub issue first to get the issue number before creating your feature branch.

SSH Setup for Remote Builds (Optional)

If you'll be building on the remote bucy server with Intel compilers, set up SSH ControlMaster to avoid repeated PIN entries.

Add to ~/.ssh/config:

Host bucy bucy.gsfc.nasa.gov
    ControlMaster auto
    ControlPath ~/.ssh/cm-%r@%h:%p
    ControlPersist 8h

Establish Initial Connection

ssh -fN bucy  # Enter PIN once

This creates a persistent SSH connection that lasts 8 hours. All subsequent SSH commands will reuse this connection without asking for PIN.

See the remote-build skill for complete bucy workflow details.

Quick Start Workflow

1. Configure Environment

# Edit your config file
vi ~/.opencode/mapl-config.yaml

# Or use the template directly and test
module load nag mpi baselibs
module list

2. Clone MAPL (if not done already)

cd ~/swdev/VS  # Or your preferred location
git clone git@github.com:GEOS-ESM/MAPL.git
cd MAPL

3. Choose Your Base Branch

# For MAPL 2.x work:
git checkout develop

# For MAPL v3 work:
git checkout release/MAPL-v3

4. Try a Test Build

See the mapl-build skill for detailed build instructions.

Quick test:

module load nag mpi baselibs
cmake -B build-test -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
cmake --build build-test -j 4

Common Setup Issues

"module: command not found"

Problem: Shell doesn't have module command Solution: Source the modules init script

source /etc/profile.d/modules.sh
# Or add to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc

Modules Not Found

Problem: Module names don't match your system Solution: Use module avail to find exact names, update your config file

CMake Too Old

Problem: CMake version < 3.17 Solution: Load newer cmake module or install via package manager

module avail cmake  # Look for newer version
# Or: brew install cmake (macOS)

Build Directory Conflicts

Problem: Old build directories from different compilers Solution: Use separate build directories per compiler

rm -rf ./build ./build-test  # Remove old directories
# Use: ./nag, ./gfortran, ./intel (see mapl-build skill)

Next Steps

After setup, use these skills for specific tasks:

• mapl-build - Build MAPL with different compilers
• mapl-testing - Run and debug tests
• fortran-style - Learn MAPL coding standards
• github-workflow - Understand Git/GitHub conventions
• remote-build - Build on bucy with Intel compiler

Summary Checklist

• Created/edited ~/.opencode/mapl-config.yaml with your module names
• Verified compiler modules load correctly (module load, module list)
• Verified cmake and git are accessible
• Understand develop vs release/MAPL-v3 branch strategy
• (Optional) SSH ControlMaster configured for bucy
• Successfully completed a test build

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