.. _label-building-installation-cli-options:

Installation options
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The following are general installation command line options that can
be used with ``configure``:

* ``--prefix=DIR``:
  Install PMIx into the base directory named ``DIR``.  Hence, PMIx
  will place its executables in ``DIR/bin``, its header files in
  ``DIR/include``, its libraries in ``DIR/lib``, etc.

  .. note:: Also see the section on :ref:`installation location
            <building-pmix-installation-location-label>` for more
            information on the installation prefix.

* ``--disable-shared``: By default, PMIx builds a
  shared library, and all components are included as part of those
  shared library. This switch disables this default; it is really
  only useful when used with ``--enable-static``.  Specifically, this
  option does *not* imply ``--enable-static``; enabling static
  libraries and disabling shared libraries are two independent
  options.

  .. tip::

     :ref:`See this section <label-install-packagers-dso-or-not>` for
     advice to packagers about this CLI option.

* ``--enable-static``:
  Build PMIx as a static library, and statically link in
  all components.  Note that this option does *not* imply
  ``--disable-shared``; enabling static libraries and disabling shared
  libraries are two independent options.

  .. tip::

     :ref:`See this section <label-install-packagers-dso-or-not>` for
     advice to packagers about this CLI option.

* ``--disable-wrapper-runpath`` / ``--disable-wrapper-rpath``: By
  default, the wrapper compiler (``pmixcc``) will explicitly add
  "runpath" and "rpath" linker flags when linking user executables on
  systems that support them.  That is, the created executables will
  include a filesystem path reference to the location of PMIx's
  libraries in the application executable itself.  This means that the
  user does not have to set ``LD_LIBRARY_PATH`` to find PMIx's
  libraries, which can be helpful if they are installed in a location
  that the run-time linker does not search by default.

  Using the ``--disable-wrapper-r*path`` options will prevent the
  wrappers from explicitly adding one or both of these linker flags.

  .. note:: By default, the wrapper compiler prefers "runpath"
            behavior over "rpath" behavior.

            * Using ``--disable-wrapper-runpath`` alters this
              preference: explicit "runpath" linker flags will not be
              added by the wrapper.  However, "rpath" flags may still
              be added, if the platform supports them.
            * Using both ``--disable-wrapper-runpath`` *and*
              ``--disable-wrapper-rpath`` will prevent the wrapper
              from explicitly adding "runpath" *and* "rpath" linker
              flags.

  .. caution:: Even if the wrapper compiler does not explicitly add
               "runpath" or "rpath" linker flags, the local compiler,
               linker, and/or operating system may implicitly enable
               either "runpath" or "rpath" behavior when linking.

  .. important:: The ``--disable-wrapper-runpath`` and
                 ``--disable-wrapper-rpath`` CLI options *only* affect
                 the flags that the wrapper compiler uses when
                 building PMIx-based applications.  These options do
                 not affect how PMIx is built (to
                 include the wrapper compiler itself).

                 See the :ref:`Linker "rpath" and "runpath"
                 functionality
                 <building-pmix-cli-options-rpath-and-runpath-label>`
                 section for details on how "rpath" and "runpath"
                 affect the building and linking of PMIx itself.

  When either of "runpath" or "rpath" behaviors are enabled, the
  applications will have the filesystem path location of the PMIx
  library hard-coded into a PMIx-based application.  The
  most notable differences between "runpath" and "rpath" behavior are:

  * runpath

     #. The run-time linker first searches the paths in the
        ``LD_LIBRARY_PATH`` environment variable for the relevant PMIx
        library.
     #. If not found there, the run-time linker falls back to checking
        the hard-coded location for the relevant PMIx
        library.

  * rpath

     #. The run-time linker first checks the hard-coded location for
        the relevant PMIx library.
     #. If not found there, the run-time linker falls back to
        searching the paths in the ``LD_LIBRARY_PATH`` environment
        variable for the relevant PMIx library.

  .. warning:: There are other, subtle differences between "runpath"
               and "rpath" which are out of scope for this
               documentation.  You may wish to consult other sources
               for more information.

               For example, a decent set of explanations can be found
               in the slides for a Linux course entitled "Building and
               Using Shared Libraries on Linux // `Shared Libraries:
               The Dynamic Linker
               <https://man7.org/training/download/shlib_dynlinker_slides.pdf>`_".

  For example, consider that you install PMIx vA.B.0 and
  compile/link your PMIx-based application against it.  Later, you
  install PMIx vA.B.1 to a different installation prefix (e.g.,
  ``/opt/pmix/A.B.1`` vs. ``/opt/pmix/A.B.0``), and you leave
  the old installation intact.

  In the runpath case, you can set the ``LD_LIBRARY_PATH`` environment
  variable to point to the A.B.1 installation, and then your
  application will use those libraries, since the runtime will search
  the paths in ``LD_LIBRARY_PATH`` first.

  In the rpath case, since the run-time linker searches the
  ``/opt/pmix/A.B.0`` location that is hard-coded in your
  application first, your application will use the libraries from your
  A.B.0 installation (regardless of the value of the
  ``LD_LIBRARY_PATH`` environment variable).

  Note that in both cases, however, if you remove the original A.B.0
  installation and set ``LD_LIBRARY_PATH`` to point to the A.B.1
  installation, your application will use the A.B.1 libraries.

  As noted above, both runpath/rpath behaviors can be disabled via
  ``--disable-wrapper-rpath``.

  .. note:: You can also :ref:`customize the compiler/linker flags
            that are used by the wrapper compilers
            <label-customizing-wrapper-compiler>` to build PMIx-based
            applications.

* ``--enable-dlopen``: Enable PMIx to load components as
  standalone Dynamic Shared Objects (DSOs) at run-time.  This option
  is enabled by default.

  The opposite of this option, ``--disable-dlopen``, causes the following:

  #. PMIx will not attempt to open any DSOs at run-time.
  #. configure behaves as if the ``--enable-mca-static`` argument was set.
  #. configure will ignore the ``--enable-mca-dso`` argument.

  See the description of ``--enable-mca-static`` / ``--enable-mca-dso`` for
  more information.

  .. note:: This option does *not* change how PMIx's libraries
            (``libpmix``, for example) will be built.  You can change
            whether PMIx builds static or dynamic libraries via
            the ``--enable|disable-static`` and
            ``--enable|disable-shared`` arguments.

.. _building-pmix-cli-options-mca-dso-label:

* ``--enable-mca-dso[=LIST]`` and ``--enable-mca-static[=LIST]``
  These two options, along with ``--enable-mca-no-build``, govern the
  behavior of how PMIx's frameworks and components are built.

  The ``--enable-mca-dso`` option specifies which frameworks and/or
  components are built as Dynamic Shared Objects (DSOs).
  Specifically, DSOs are built as "plugins" outside of the core PMIx
  library, and are loaded by PMIx at run time.

  The ``--enable-mca-static`` option specifies which frameworks and/or
  components are built as part of the core PMIx library (i.e.,
  they are not built as DSOs, and therefore do not need to be
  separately discovered and opened at run time).

  Both options can be used one of two ways:

  #. ``--enable-mca-OPTION`` (with no value)
  #. ``--enable-mca-OPTION=LIST``

  ``--enable-mca-OPTION=no`` or ``--disable-mca-OPTION`` are both legal
  options, but have no impact on the selection logic described below.
  Only affirmative options change the selection process.

  ``LIST`` is a comma-delimited list of PMIx frameworks and/or
  framework+component tuples.  Examples:

  * ``ptl`` specifies the entire PTL framework
  * ``ptl-client`` specifies just the CLIENT component in the PTL framework
  * ``plog,ptl-client`` specifies the entire PLOG framework and the CLIENT
     component in the PTL framework

  PMIx's ``configure`` script uses the values of these two options
  when evaluating each component to determine how it should be built
  by evaluating these conditions in order:

  #. If an individual component's build behavior has been specified
     via these two options, ``configure`` uses that behavior.
  #. Otherwise, if the component is in a framework whose build
     behavior has been specified via these two options, ``configure``
     uses that behavior.
  #. Otherwise, ``configure`` uses the global default build behavior.

  At each level of the selection process, if the component is
  specified to be built as both a static and dso component, the static
  option will win.

  .. note:: As of PMIx v4.2.3, ``configure``'s global default
            is to build all components as static (i.e., part of the
            PMIx core library, not as DSOs).  Prior to PMIx
            4.2.3, the global default behavior was to build
            most components as DSOs.

  .. important:: If the ``--disable-dlopen`` option is specified, then
                 PMIx will not be able to search for DSOs at run
                 time, and the value of the ``--enable-mca-dso``
                 option will be silently ignored.

  Some examples:

  #. Default to building all components as static (i.e., as part of
     the PMIx core libraries -- no DSOs)::

        shell$ ./configure

  #. Build all components as static, except the CLIENT PTL, which will be
     built as a DSO::

        shell$ ./configure --enable-mca-dso=ptl-client

  #. Build all components as static, except all PTL components, which
     will be built as DSOs::

        shell$ ./configure --enable-mca-dso=ptl

  #. Build all components as static, except all PLOG components and the
     CLIENT PTL component, which will be built as DSOs::

        shell$ ./configure --enable-mca-dso=plog,ptl-client

  #. Build all PTLs as static, except the CLIENT PTL, as the
     ``<framework-component>`` option is more specific than the
     ``<framework>`` option::

        shell$ ./configure --enable-mca-dso=ptl --enable-mca-static=ptl-client

  #. Build the CLIENT PTL as static, because the static option at the
     same level always wins::

        shell$ ./configure --enable-mca-dso=ptl-client --enable-mca-static=ptl-client

  .. tip::

     :ref:`See this section <label-install-packagers-dso-or-not>` for
     advice to packagers about this CLI option.

* ``--enable-mca-no-build=LIST``: Comma-separated list of
  ``<framework>-<component>`` pairs that will not be built. For
  example, ``--enable-mca-no-build=plog-syslog,psensor-file`` will
  disable building both the ``syslog`` PLOG component and the
  ``file`` PSENSOR component.

  .. note:: This option is typically only useful for components that
            would otherwise be built.  For example, if you are on a
            machine without OmniPath support, it is not necessary to
            specify::

              shell$ ./configure --enable-mca-no-build=pnet-opa

            because the ``configure`` script will naturally see that
            you do not have support for OmniPath and will
            automatically skip the ``opa`` PNET component.

* ``--disable-show-load-errors-by-default``:
  Set the default value of the ``mca_base_component_show_load_errors``
  MCA variable: the ``--enable`` form of this option sets the MCA
  variable to true, the ``--disable`` form sets the MCA variable to
  false.  The MCA ``mca_base_component_show_load_errors`` variable can
  still be overridden at run time via the usual MCA-variable-setting
  mechanisms; this configure option simply sets the default value.

  The ``--disable`` form of this option is intended for PMIx
  packagers who tend to enable support for many different types of
  networks and systems in their packages.  For example, consider a
  packager who includes support for both the FOO and BAR networks in
  their PMIx package, both of which require support libraries
  (``libFOO.so`` and ``libBAR.so``).  If an end user only has BAR
  hardware, they likely only have ``libBAR.so`` available on their
  systems -- not ``libFOO.so``.  Disabling load errors by default will
  prevent the user from seeing potentially confusing warnings about
  the FOO components failing to load because ``libFOO.so`` is not
  available on their systems.

  Conversely, system administrators tend to build an PMIx that is
  targeted at their specific environment, and contains few (if any)
  components that are not needed.  In such cases, they might want
  their users to be warned that the FOO network components failed to
  load (e.g., if ``libFOO.so`` was mistakenly unavailable), because PMIx
  may otherwise silently fail to provide support for that network.

* ``--with-platform=FILE``:
  Load configure options for the build from ``FILE``.  Options on the
  command line that are not in ``FILE`` are also used.  Options on the
  command line and in ``FILE`` are replaced by what is in ``FILE``.

* ``--with-libpmix-name=STRING``:
  Replace ``libpmix.*`` with ``libSTRING.*``. This is provided as a convenience mechanism
  for third-party packagers of PMIx that might want to rename
  these libraries for their own purposes. This option is *not*
  intended for typical users of PMIx.