{bio}[foss/2020a] QIIME2 v2020.8.0 w/ Python 3.8.2 (WIP)

[boegel]

(created using eb --new-pr)
requires:

• add missing extensions for QIIME2 to Perl 5.30.2 and 5.32.0 easyconfigs #11654 (Perl extensions)
• {lib}[GCCcore/9.3.0] alsa-lib v1.2.4 #11658 (alsa-lib)
• {vis}[GCCcore/9.3.0] bwidget v1.9.14 #11659 (bwidget)
• {bio}[foss/2020a] scikit-bio v0.5.6 w/ Python 3.8.2 #11660 (scikit-bio)
• {bio}[gompi/2020a] HMMER v3.3.1 #11739 (HMMER)
• {bio}[foss/2020a] IQ-TREE v1.6.12 #11740 (IQ-TREE)

still WIP because several dependencies are still missing...

[boegel]

Closing this, not planning to pursue it since this QIIME2 version is already outdated, it can serve as inspiration for someone brave enough to work on a fully working non-system easyconfig for a recent version of QIIME2...

[migueldiascosta]

@boegel not sure if brave or stupid, but had a go at it, see #16901

[migueldiascosta]

stupid, it turns out - even though #16901 builds and passes basic sanity checks, it then fails for instance when reading a qza file, and the problem seems to be the Python version, QIIME2 doesn't seem to work with Python >= 3.9 yet, at least not as of QIIME2 version 2022.8 (and indeed, the conda environment files all use py38...)

I can get a similar non-system easyconfig to work with foss/2020b (Python 3.8.6), so I'll run some more tests and open an PR for that toolchain if all is well (edit: #16945)

[migueldiascosta]

@boegel thanks to @smoors being not only brave but also smart, this PR of yours did eventually inspire a working non-system and recent toolchain QIIME2 easyconfig to get merged: #18407 :)

[smoors]

just standing on the shoulders of giants 😄