Installing Fab¶
Once you’ve setup an environment, you can install the latest release of Fab from PyPI:
$ pip install sci-fab
The minimum Python dependencies (e.g. fparser) will also be installed automatically.
Note
When installing from PyPI, please be sure to install sci-fab, not fab. There is already a package on PyPI called fab, which installs something else entirely.
Extra features¶
You can install some extra Python packages to enable more features. This will install.
matplotlib for producing metrics graphs after a run
psyclone for building LFRic, and more
$ pip install sci-fab[features]
Configuration¶
Fab workspace¶
You can optionally tell Fab where it’s workspace should live. This can be useful on systems where your home space is on a slower drive, or when you like your build to be next to your source:
$ export FAB_WORKSPACE=<fast_drive>/fab_workspace
By default, Fab will create a project workspaces inside ~/fab-workspace.