add patches to allow offline build of Amber - #23747

Test report by @branfosj
Using easyblocks from PR(s) easybuilders/easybuild-easyblocks#3901
SUCCESS
Build succeeded for 1 out of 1 (1 easyconfigs in total)
bear-pg0210u03a - Linux RHEL 8.10, x86_64, Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8480CL (sapphirerapids), Python 3.6.8
See https://gist.github.com/branfosj/3f774c16a4ba568000335b341219d226 for a full test report.

@branfosj Can you add a README file (symlinked in AmberTools) that explain where these patch files come from, how they were obtained/renamed, and why we're mirroring them?

@branfosj Can you add a README file (symlinked in AmberTools) that explain where these patch files come from, how they were obtained/renamed, and why we're mirroring them?

Done

@branfosj Shouldn't we also update the AmberTools easyconfigs here?

@branfosj Shouldn't we also update the AmberTools easyconfigs here?

If we've decided we want this change in all Amber and AmberTools easyconfigs then I can add PRs for them.

This PR itself was to prove that the easyblock change worked.

@branfosj Have we verified the license aspect of this? Can we actually re-distribute those patch files, especially for Amber?

@branfosj Have we verified the license aspect of this? Can we actually re-distribute those patch files, especially for Amber?

https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-easyconfigs/pull/23747/changes#diff-d9acc0beadb617148cc9002ca21a93e6785dc1f5c5de45bfdd42db2c304cdfc2R26