When calling @import_required_backends, the relevant backends have to be installed. When they are not, the error message is something like
ERROR: ArgumentError: Package CUDA not found in current path.
- Run `import Pkg; Pkg.add("CUDA")` to install the CUDA package.
Stacktrace:
[1] macro expansion
@ ./loading.jl:1772 [inlined]
[2] macro expansion
@ ./lock.jl:267 [inlined]
[3] __require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)
@ Base ./loading.jl:1753
[4] #invoke_in_world#3
@ ./essentials.jl:926 [inlined]
[5] invoke_in_world
@ ./essentials.jl:923 [inlined]
[6] require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)
@ Base ./loading.jl:1746
[7] macro expansion
@ ~/.julia/packages/ClimaComms/agO9C/src/loading.jl:51 [inlined]
[8] top-level scope
@ REPL[6]:1
This is not very user friendly and might leave people confused.
This is something that end users interact with directly, so it would be better to provide more informative errors.
When calling
@import_required_backends, the relevant backends have to be installed. When they are not, the error message is something likeThis is not very user friendly and might leave people confused.
This is something that end users interact with directly, so it would be better to provide more informative errors.