Update .gitlab-ci.yml

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -7,39 +7,46 @@ default:
     - docker-runner
 
 # Generate the "spack pipeline" and build it
+# ECM: we could introduce generate-for-gcc in the beginning, would allow for
+#      clingo usage in later generate step
+#      => $ spack external find cmake bison
+#      => # trigger use of clingo to get it installed
+#      => $ spack solve zlib
+#      => $ spack find --bootstrap
+
 stages:
   - generate
   - build
 
 # UHEI spack version and branch
 variables:
-  SPACK_REPO:  https://github.com/electronicvisions/spack
-  # ebrains_testing contains bug fix for failing uid => username lookup in container
-  # (was "visionary")
+  # ebrains_testing (was "visionary") contains bug fix for failing uid =>
+  # username lookup in container
+  SPACK_REPO: https://github.com/electronicvisions/spack
   SPACK_REF: ebrains_testing
 
 generate-pipeline:
   stage: generate
   before_script:
-    # clone spack and set checkout to correct ref
-    - pip3 install boto3
+    # clone spack and set checkout to correct ref (variable above)
     - git clone ${SPACK_REPO}
     - pushd spack && git checkout ${SPACK_REF} && git log -n 1 && popd
     - . "./spack/share/spack/setup-env.sh"
-  script:
     # add system compiler
     - spack compiler find
     # print some infos about the environment
     - spack compilers
     - spack arch
     # ... system compiler is "gcc@4.8.5"
+  script:
     # activate env (spack.yaml) and generate pipeline.yml for the build step
     - spack -d env activate --without-view .
-    - spack -d ci generate --optimize
+    - spack -d ci generate
+      --artifacts-root "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/jobs_scratch_dir/"
       --output-file "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/jobs_scratch_dir/pipeline.yml"
   artifacts:
     paths:
-      - "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/jobs_scratch_dir/pipeline.yml"
+      - "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/jobs_scratch_dir"
 
 build-jobs:
   stage: build