Re: HPC stack modernization for FreeBSD - new ports and roadmap

Hello Rikka,

On 9/16/25 06:29PM, Rikka Göring wrote:
> 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:*
>
>  *
>     Took over maintainership of *sysutils/slurm-wlm *(*bug #288600
>     <https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=288600>*)
>
>  *
>     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:*
>
>  *
>     *devel/mpifileutils* (in progress)
>  *
>     *sysutils/openpmix* (planned)
>  *
>     *sysutils/prrte* (planned)
>  *
>     *sysutils/flux-core* (planned)
>  *
>     *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:*
>
>  *
>     Wether there are other HPC-relevant software packages I should target.
>  *
>     Any pitfalls or best practices to keep in mind while scaling this
>     effort.
>  *
>     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.

I am very much looking forward to this! So, thank you! Provided I can 
get the resources to test, I would be more than happy to do so and 
contribute in any way I can. If you can provide port patches as you work 
along, I'd be happy to give them a go. Thanks again!

Regards,
Janky Jay, III