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Updated macos notes to reflect that [email protected] compilers are now fully supported #1365

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7 changes: 3 additions & 4 deletions doc/source/NewSiteConfigs.rst
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Expand Up @@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ The instructions below are for GNU (`gcc`), since this is the easiest and best s
We have noted problems on some - not all - platforms with ``[email protected]`` when we switched from ``zlib`` to ``zlib-ng`` in spack-stack-1.7.0. These issues went away when using a different version of the compiler (anything between 2021.3.0 and 2021.11.0). It is therefore recommended to avoid using ``[email protected]`` unless it is the only option.

.. [#fn2]
Note that ``[email protected]`` compiler versions are fully supported, and ``[email protected]`` will work but requires the :ref:`workaround noted below<apple-clang-15-workaround>`.
Also, when using ``[email protected]`` you must use Command Line Tools version 15.1, and the Command Line Tools versions 15.3 and newer are not yet supported.
Note that ``[email protected]`` and ``[email protected]`` compiler versions are fully supported, and when using ``[email protected]`` the :ref:`workaround noted below<apple-clang-15-workaround>` is required.

.. [#fn3]
Support for Nvidia compilers is experimental and limited to a subset of packages. Please refer to :numref:`Section %s <NewSiteConfigs_Linux_CreateEnv_Nvidia>` below.
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.. _apple-clang-15-workaround:
.. note::
When using apple-clang@15.0.0 (or newer) compilers, you need to manually add the following ldflags spec in the `site/compilers.yaml` file.
There are known issues with new features in the Apple linker/loader that comes with the 15.0.0 compiler set, and this change tells the linker/loader to use its legacy features which work fine.
When using apple-clang@15.x (or newer) compilers, you need to manually add the following ldflags spec in the `site/compilers.yaml` file.
There are known issues with new features in the Apple linker/loader that comes with the 15.x compiler set, and this change tells the linker/loader to use its legacy features which work fine.

.. code-block:: yaml
:emphasize-lines: 9,10
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