Debugging CentOS 7

.github/workflows/build-neuron.yml

@@ -74,32 +74,13 @@ jobs:
       UNPRIVILEGED_USER: runner # User created+used inside Docker containers
       # Extra software collections to be installed and enabled on CentOS7
       SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS_centos_7: devtoolset-9 rh-git218 rh-python38
+      ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION: 'true'
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os:
-        # GitHub Actions MacOS 13 runner
-        - { vm: macos-13, flavour: macOS }
-        # GitHub Actions MacOS 12 runner
-        - { vm: macos-12, flavour: macOS }
         # CentOS7 Docker image
         - { vm: ubuntu-latest, container: "centos:7", flavour: redhat }
-        # Alma Linux 8 Docker image
-        - { vm: ubuntu-latest, container: "almalinux:8.10", flavour: redhat }
-        # CentOS Stream 9 Docker image
-        - { vm: ubuntu-latest, container: "quay.io/centos/centos:stream9", flavour: redhat }
-        # Fedora 37 Docker image
-        - { vm: ubuntu-latest, container: "fedora:37", flavour: redhat }
-        # Fedora Latest (38, at time of writing) Docker image
-        - { vm: ubuntu-latest, container: "fedora:latest", flavour: redhat }
-        # Ubuntu 20.04 Docker image
-        - { vm: ubuntu-latest, container: "ubuntu:20.04", flavour: debian }
-        # Ubuntu Latest (22.04, at time of writing) Docker image
-        - { vm: ubuntu-latest, container: "ubuntu:latest", flavour: debian }
-        # Debian Bullseye (11) Docker image
-        - { vm: ubuntu-latest, container: "debian:bullseye", flavour: debian }
-        # At the time of writing, Debian Bookworm (12) Docker image
-        - { vm: ubuntu-latest, container: "debian:stable", flavour: debian }
         branch_or_tag_and_default_wheel: ${{ fromJson(needs.provide_version_matrix.outputs.matrix) }}
       fail-fast: false
 

scripts/buildNeuron.sh

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ else
   pip install --upgrade plotly "ipywidgets>=7.0.0"
 fi
 if [[ -f external/nmodl/requirements.txt ]]; then
-  pip install --upgrade -r external/nmodl/requirements.txt
+  pip install --upgrade -r external/nmodl/requirements.txt 'numpy<2'
 fi
 # Needed for installation of older NEURON versions with Python 12
 pip install --upgrade setuptools

scripts/install_redhat_centos_7.sh

@@ -2,6 +2,56 @@
 # Use MPICH instead of OpenMPI on CentOS7, see #51.
 # This variable will be read by install_redhat.sh
 mpi_lib=mpich-devel
+
+# CentOS 7 is EOL as of 2024-06-30, so we need to use the vault
+contents=$(cat << EOF
+[base]
+name=CentOS-\$releasever - Base
+baseurl=http://vault.centos.org/7.9.2009/os/\$basearch/
+gpgcheck=1
+gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-7
+
+[updates]
+name=CentOS-\$releasever - Updates
+baseurl=http://vault.centos.org/7.9.2009/updates/\$basearch/
+gpgcheck=0
+gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-7
+
+[extras]
+name=CentOS-\$releasever - Extras
+baseurl=http://vault.centos.org/7.9.2009/extras/\$basearch/
+gpgcheck=0
+gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-7
+
+[centosplus]
+name=CentOS-\$releasever - Plus
+baseurl=http://vault.centos.org/7.9.2009/centosplus/\$basearch/
+gpgcheck=0
+enabled=0
+gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-7
+
+[centos-sclo-rh]
+name=CentOS-\$releasever - SCLo rh
+baseurl=http://vault.centos.org/7.9.2009/sclo/\$basearch/rh/
+gpgcheck=0
+enabled=1
+gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-7
+
+[centos-sclo-sclo]
+name=CentOS-\$releasever - SCLo sclo
+baseurl=http://vault.centos.org/7.9.2009/sclo/\$basearch/sclo/
+gpgcheck=0
+enabled=1
+gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-7
+EOF
+)
+echo "${contents}" > /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo
+curl -o /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-7 https://vault.centos.org/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-7
+rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-7
+yum clean all
+yum makecache
+
+# actually install the packages
 # EPEL is needed to get CMake 3 in CentOS7
 # SCL is needed to get a modern toolchain in CentOS7
 yum install -y epel-release centos-release-scl centos-release-scl-rh