`makelocalrc` launches interactive installer for `nvidia-compilers-25.3-CUDA-12.8.0.eb`

[stevenvdb]

My installation of nvidia-compilers-25.3-CUDA-12.8.0.eb fails when the makelocalrc command is executed:

ERROR: Shell command failed!
    full command              ->  /scratch/leuven/sys/x0139045/foz-software-stack-66141841/rocky9/icelake/2025a/software/nvidia-compilers/25.3-CUDA-12.8.0/Linux_x86_64/25.3/compilers/bin/makelocalrc -x /scratch/leuven/sys/x0139045/foz-software-stack-66141841/rocky9/icelake/2025a/software/nvidia-compilers/25.3-CUDA-12.8.0/Linux_x86_64/25.3/compilers/bin
    exit code                 ->  1
    called from               ->  'install_step' function in /apps/leuven/common/software/EasyBuild/5.2.1/lib/python3.6/site-packages/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/nvidiabase.py (line 477)
    working directory         ->  /lustre1/scratch/sys/x0139045/foz-software-stack-66141841/rocky9/icelake/2025a/build/nvidiacompilers/25.3/system-system-CUDA-12.8.0/nvhpc_2025_253_Linux_x86_64_cuda_multi
    output (stdout + stderr)  ->  /tmp/eb-_xblgyfc/run-shell-cmd-output/makelocalrc-tskfn41c/out.txt
    interactive shell script  ->  /tmp/eb-_xblgyfc/run-shell-cmd-output/makelocalrc-tskfn41c/cmd.sh

It looks like this command does not work as its help message says, but instead uses an interactive installer that does not pick up the correct installation path:

Welcome to the NVIDIA HPC SDK Linux installer!

You are installing NVIDIA HPC SDK 2025 version 25.3 for Linux_x86_64.
Please note that all Trademarks and Marks are the properties
of their respective owners.

Press enter to continue...


A single system installation is appropriate for a single system or a
homogeneous cluster.  A network installation should be selected for a
heterogeneous cluster.  For either a single system or network installation,
the HPC SDK configuration (localrc) is created at install time and saved
in the installation directory.

An auto installation is appropriate for any scenario.  The HPC SDK
configuration (localrc) is created at first use and stored in each user's
home directory.

1  Single system install
2  Network install
3  Auto install

Please choose install option:


Please specify the directory path under which the software will be installed.
The default directory is /opt/nvidia/hpc_sdk, but you may install anywhere
you wish, assuming you have permission to do so.

Installation directory? [/opt/nvidia/hpc_sdk]


ERROR: mkdir /opt/nvidia/hpc_sdk: permission denied
ERROR: installation directory (/opt/nvidia/hpc_sdk) not created
Exiting...

ERROR: unable to create /scratch/leuven/sys/x0139045/foz-software-stack-66141841/rocky9/icelake/2025a/software/nvidia-compilers/25.3-CUDA-12.8.0/Linux_x86_64/25.3/compilers/bin//localrc

I managed to solve this by replacing the following code block in the nvidiabase.py easyblock at

easybuild-easyblocks/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/nvidiabase.py

Lines 471 to 477 in df3ca30

	if LooseVersion(self.version) >= LooseVersion('22.9'):
	bin_subdir = os.path.join(compilers_subdir, "bin")
	cmd = f"{makelocalrc_filename} -x {bin_subdir}"
	else:
	cmd = f"{makelocalrc_filename} -x {compilers_subdir} -g77 /"
	run_shell_cmd(cmd)

with

        if LooseVersion(self.version) >= LooseVersion('22.9'):
            bin_subdir = os.path.join(compilers_subdir, "bin")
            cmd = f"{makelocalrc_filename} -x {bin_subdir}"
            answers = "\n1\n%s\n" % bin_subdir
        else:
            cmd = f"{makelocalrc_filename} -x {compilers_subdir} -g77 /"
            answers = None

        run_shell_cmd(cmd, stdin=answers)

Before making a PR for this I wanted to check if somebody can reproduce the problem or if it only happens on our end? I find it very weird that the test builds for nvidia-compilers-25.3-CUDA-12.8.0.eb succeeded when this easyconfig was added to the repo, based on what I see.

Full build log is attached, this occurs for EasyBuild 5.2.1

easybuild-nvidia-compilers-25.3-20260306.094811.vyyki.log

[boegel]

@lexming Can you take a look at this?

[boegel]

@stevenvdb So basically the -x option is ignored for some reason, and then it goes into interactive mode?

The log file doesn't mention makelocalrc at all, am I missing something?

My first suspicion is that the installation path is too long somehow, making it an "invalid" install directory maybe?
What happen if you try to use eb --installpath /tmp/$USER for example?

[stevenvdb]

@stevenvdb So basically the -x option is ignored for some reason, and then it goes into interactive mode?

The log file doesn't mention makelocalrc at all, am I missing something?

My first suspicion is that the installation path is too long somehow, making it an "invalid" install directory maybe? What happen if you try to use eb --installpath /tmp/$USER for example?

I think I uploaded a log file from a previous run, here are the correct files: easybuild-nvidia-compilers-25.3-20260327.082330.lARUR.log and easybuild-nvidia-compilers-25.3-20260327.082330.lARUR_test_report.md

These are the exact commands I used:

module load EasyBuild/5.2.1
export EASYBUILD_BUILDPATH=/dev/shm/${USER}
export EASYBUILD_SOURCEPATH=/apps/leuven/sources
eb --accept-eula-for=NVHPC --force --installpath=/tmp/${USER} nvidia-compilers-25.3-CUDA-12.8.0.eb

[boegel]

@lexming ping?