| PackageDescription | Charliecloud provides user-defined software stacks (UDSS)
for high-performance computing (HPC) centers. This "bring your own
software stack" functionality addresses needs such as: software
dependencies that are numerous, complex, unusual, differently configured,
or simply newer/older than what the center provides; build-time
requirements unavailable within the center, such as relatively
unfettered internet access; validated software stacks and configuration
to meet the standards of a particular field of inquiry; portability of
environments between resources, including workstations and other test
and development system not managed by the center; consistent
environments, even archivally so, that can be easily, reliabily, and
verifiably reproduced in the future; and/or usability and
comprehensibility. |