EESSI 2023.06 compat layer w/ OpenSSL 1.1.1 + GCC 10.4.0 (without using gcc-config)

ansible/playbooks/README.md

@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ Before running the playbook, make sure the following settings are correct, and o
 | gentoo_git_repo | URL to the git repository of the (official) Gentoo ebuild repository |
 | gentoo_git_commit | Git commit hash of the Gentoo ebuild repository to be used for the bootstrap |
 | prefix_required_space | Minimal amount of disk space that is required for the Gentoo Prefix bootstrap |
-| prefix_default_gcc | GCC compiler version to use as default compiler in Gentoo Prefix installation |
 | prefix_user_defined_trusted_dirs | List of paths to the user defined trusted dirs for glibc |
 | prefix_mask_packages | Contents of a [package.mask file](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki//etc/portage/package.mask) that should be used during the bootstrap |
 | prefix_unmask_packages | Contents of a [package.unmask file](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki//etc/portage/package.unmask) that should be used during the bootstrap |

ansible/playbooks/roles/compatibility_layer/defaults/main.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Defaults file for the compatibility layer role.
 ---
-eessi_version: "2023.04"
+eessi_version: "2023.06"
 
 custom_overlays:
   - name: eessi
@@ -17,15 +17,20 @@ gentoo_git_repo: https://github.com/gentoo/gentoo.git
 # Select a specific commit in the gentoo_git_repo that should be used for the bootstrap,
 # e.g. by checking: https://github.com/gentoo/gentoo/commits/master
 # April 17 (29492845e41ea6a0a4a9769c7e0ce287d106079b) commit is after fix for Lmod
-gentoo_git_commit: 29492845e41ea6a0a4a9769c7e0ce287d106079b
+# gentoo_git_commit: 29492845e41ea6a0a4a9769c7e0ce287d106079b
+# June 8 (aab8473aa90e0287553b3348a5c5b17872df4b7b) commit that was current when fetching luaposix
+gentoo_git_commit: aab8473aa90e0287553b3348a5c5b17872df4b7b
 prefix_required_space: 15 GB
-prefix_default_gcc: 9.5.0
 prefix_user_defined_trusted_dirs:
   - "/cvmfs/{{ cvmfs_repository }}/host_injections/{{ eessi_version }}/compat/{{ eessi_host_os }}/{{ eessi_host_arch }}/lib"
 prefix_mask_packages: |
-  # stick to GCC 9.x; using a too recent compiler in the compat layer complicates stuff in the software layer,
+  # stick to GCC 10.x; using a too recent compiler in the compat layer complicates stuff in the software layer,
   # see for example https://github.com/EESSI/software-layer/issues/151
-  >=sys-devel/gcc-10
+  >=sys-devel/gcc-11
+  # mask OpenSSL 3.x, stick to OpenSSL 1.1.x for now to avoid problems with:
+  # - older versions of Rust (see https://github.com/EESSI/software-layer/issues/257)
+  # - older versions of cryptograhy in Python (see https://github.com/EESSI/software-layer/issues/258)
+  >=dev-libs/openssl-3
 prefix_unmask_packages: |
   # unmask older GCC to make it installable
   =sys-devel/gcc-9*

ansible/playbooks/roles/compatibility_layer/tasks/prefix_configuration.yml

@@ -9,12 +9,3 @@
     state: present
   with_items: "{{ prefix_locales }}"
   notify: Generate locales
-
-# Set default compiler in compat layer.
-# We should not use the latest version of GCC here, since that will probably cause problems
-# when building older GCC versions with EasyBuild in the software layer.
-# (see https://github.com/EESSI/software-layer/issues/151).
-# Note: the selected GCC version must be installed (cfr. EESSI set in gentoo-overlay)
-- name: Make specific GCC version the default compiler
-  ansible.builtin.command: "{{ gentoo_prefix_path }}/usr/bin/gcc-config {{ prefix_default_gcc }}"
-  changed_when: false