Note on setting spack packages version

[anton-seaice]

Closes #987

This adds a step to spack develop instructions to set the access-spack-packages version based on the most recent model release.

[anton-seaice]

I made a new PR to replace #1064 - thoughts @aidanheerdegen @harshula ?

[aidanheerdegen]

Thanks.

Small typo. Seems fine otherwise, but note that what is written it is pretty much immediately obsolete with spack 1.1.

[anton-seaice]

Thanks.

Small typo. Seems fine otherwise, but note that what is written it is pretty much immediately obsolete with spack 1.1.

Why is that ? - i ran the same command on spack 1.1, it worked fine

[anton-seaice]

spack 1.1 checks it out from a branch:

https://github.com/ACCESS-NRI/spack-config/blob/69f94856c644814e7a9bfe990c87f0f1fa320551/common-api-v2/repos.yaml#L5

rather than the user manually checking out access-spack-packages

but spack 1.1 doesn't set the spack packages version for the user

[aidanheerdegen]

Why is that ? - i ran the same command on spack 1.1, it worked fine

Ah right. Well the documentation says the options is --tags, but it seems --tag is supported (though undocumented in the man page). I'd say it should be changed to the option specified in the docs.

[aidanheerdegen]

but spack 1.1 doesn't set the spack packages version for the user

Good point. I was wrong. And with the change @harshula made to expose accesss-pack-packages I guess it pretty much does function as before.

So I'll approve, but should get Harshula's opinion.

[anton-seaice]

Why is that ? - i ran the same command on spack 1.1, it worked fine

Ah right. Well the documentation says the options is --tags, but it seems --tag is supported (though undocumented in the man page). I'd say it should be changed to the option specified in the docs.

Oh yes - this part is fine. Ill apply it

[harshula]

This PR should wait for PR #1154 to be merged.

[anton-seaice]

Thanks Harshula - will mark as draft until #1154

[anton-seaice]

Thanks @harshula - ready for review

[anton-seaice]

@ACCESS-NRI/hivedocsteam - ready for final review

[atteggiani]

This PR should wait for PR #1154 to be merged.

Is this still relevant?

[atteggiani]

Changes look good to me.

[anton-seaice]

This PR should wait for PR #1154 to be merged.

Is this still relevant?

We've switched the order, we'll do this PR first and @harshula can update for spack 1.1 in #1154

[harshula]

Thanks!

[anton-seaice]

Could you merge please @atteggiani

[harshula]

Please ensure these commits are squashed ...