HPC stack modernization for FreeBSD - new ports and roadmap

Hello ports@,

I wanted to give some context around several new port submissions I have pending and to outline my ongoing efforts to improve FreeBSD's HPC (High-Performance Computing) software stack.

Recent activity:


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Took over maintainership of sysutils/slurm-wlm (bug #288600<https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=288600>)

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Submitted new ports: devel/py-reframe (bug #289292<https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=289292>), sysutils/py-clustershell (bug #289176<https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=289176>), devel/spack (bug #289296<https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=289296>)


Planned/ongoing ports:


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devel/mpifileutils (in progress)
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sysutils/openpmix (planned)
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sysutils/prrte (planned)
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sysutils/flux-core (planned)
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sysutils/flux-shed (planned)

These tools are widely used in Tier 1/0 HPC centers (eg. Spack for package management, ReFrame for regression testing, OpenPMIx/PRRTE as MPI runtime foundations, Flux as next-generation workload manager). My current goal is to make FreeBSD a viable HPC platform by ensuring these pieces are available and functional.

I would appreciate feedback on:


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Wether there are other HPC-relevant software packages I should target.
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Any pitfalls or best practices to keep in mind while scaling this effort.
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Potential co-maintainers or testers interested in this space.

My aim is to make FreeBSD a serious option for scientific computing and large-scale HPC environments, and I welcome any input form the community.

Best regards,
Rikka