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+#!/bin/bash
+#title           :load_sim_tools.sh
+#description     :Script to load simulation software on the Collaboratory Lab containers from the Object Storage at CSCS.
+#author		     :Athanasios Karmas
+#date            :20210601   
+#usage		     :source ./load_sim_tools.sh
+#==============================================================================
+
+echo "Downloading files..."
+
+wget https://object.cscs.ch/v1/AUTH_9c619ee75cab4993b1c4c86a37586357/test_spack/spack_20210601.tar.gz
+wget https://object.cscs.ch/v1/AUTH_9c619ee75cab4993b1c4c86a37586357/test_spack/spack_tmp_20210601.tar.gz
+wget https://object.cscs.ch/v1/AUTH_9c619ee75cab4993b1c4c86a37586357/test_spack/shared_libs.tar.gz
+
+echo "Extracting..."
+
+tar -xzvf spack_20210601.tar.gz
+tar -xzvf spack_tmp_20210601.tar.gz
+tar -xzvf shared_libs.tar.gz
+
+rm -f spack_20210601.tar.gz
+rm -f spack_tmp_20210601.tar.gz
+rm -f shared_libs.tar.gz
+
+echo "Setting up environment..."
+
+mv spack/ /opt/app-root/src/
+mv .spack /opt/app-root/src/
+mv shared_libs /opt/app-root/src/
+cd /opt/app-root/src
+
+source spack/share/spack/setup-env.sh
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/app-root/src/shared_libs:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+
+echo "Loading packages..."
+
+spack load -r python %gcc@9.3.1
+spack load -r py-numpy %gcc@9.3.1
+spack load -r arbor %gcc@9.3.1
+spack load -r neuron %gcc@9.3.1
+spack load -r nest %gcc@9.3.1
+
+echo "Everything ready!"
+#echo "Starting Python..."
+#python