add postinstallmsgs, fixes #542

easybuild/framework/easyblock.py

@@ -2952,6 +2952,12 @@ def apply_post_install_patches(self, patches=None):
             # To allow postinstallpatches for Bundle, and derived, easyblocks we directly call EasyBlock.patch_step
             EasyBlock.patch_step(self, beginpath=self.installdir, patches=patches)
 
+    def log_post_install_messages(self):
+        messages = self.cfg["postinstallmsgs"]
+        if messages:
+            for message in messages:
+                print_msg(message)
+
     def post_install_step(self):
         """
         Do some postprocessing
@@ -2960,6 +2966,7 @@ def post_install_step(self):
 
         self.run_post_install_commands()
         self.apply_post_install_patches()
+        self.log_post_install_messages()
 
         self.fix_shebang()
 

easybuild/framework/easyconfig/default.py

@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
     'pretestopts': ['', 'Extra prefix options for test.', BUILD],
     'postinstallcmds': [[], 'Commands to run after the install step.', BUILD],
     'postinstallpatches': [[], 'Patch files to apply after running the install step.', BUILD],
+    'postinstallmsgs': [[], 'Messages to print after running the install step.', BUILD],
     'required_linked_shared_libs': [[], "List of shared libraries (names, file names, or paths) which must be "
                                         "linked in all installed binaries/libraries", BUILD],
     'runtest': [None, ('Indicates if a test should be run after make; should specify argument '

test/framework/toy_build.py

@@ -3778,6 +3778,35 @@ def test_toy_unavailable_os_dep(self):
             regex = re.compile(pattern, re.M)
             self.assertTrue(regex.search(stdout), "Pattern '%s' should be found in: %s" % (regex.pattern, stdout))
 
+    def test_toy_post_install_messages(self):
+        """
+        Test use of post-install messages
+        """
+        test_ecs = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'easyconfigs', 'test_ecs')
+        toy_ec = os.path.join(test_ecs, 't', 'toy', 'toy-0.0.eb')
+
+        test_ec_txt = read_file(toy_ec)
+        test_ec_txt += "\npostinstallmsgs = ['This is post install message 1', 'This is post install message 2']"
+        test_ec = os.path.join(self.test_prefix, 'test.eb')
+        write_file(test_ec, test_ec_txt)
+
+        test_report_fp = os.path.join(self.test_buildpath, 'full_test_report.md')
+
+        self.mock_stderr(True)
+        self.mock_stdout(True)
+        self.test_toy_build(ec_file=test_ec, test_report=test_report_fp)
+        stdout = self.get_stdout()
+        self.mock_stderr(False)
+        self.mock_stdout(False)
+
+        patterns = [
+            r"== This is post install message 1",
+            r"== This is post install message 2",
+        ]
+        for pattern in patterns:
+            regex = re.compile(pattern, re.M)
+            self.assertTrue(regex.search(stdout), "Pattern '%s' should be found in: %s" % (regex.pattern, stdout))
+
 
 def suite():
     """ return all the tests in this file """