cmsdist changes needed to avoid use of cmsplatf

[smuzaffar]

We need to cleanup cmsdist to avoid use of cmsplatf usage. This is not urgent but for any major rebuild of externals (e.g. python/gcc version change, new arch etc. ) we should cleanup these specs.

• Use %ifos darwin to run darwin/osx specific build commands for following

  • https://github.com/cms-sw/cmsdist/blob/IB/CMSSW_12_3_X/master/boost.spec
  • https://github.com/cms-sw/cmsdist/blob/IB/CMSSW_12_3_X/master/charybdis.spec
  • https://github.com/cms-sw/cmsdist/blob/IB/CMSSW_12_3_X/master/hector.spec
  • https://github.com/cms-sw/cmsdist/blob/IB/CMSSW_12_3_X/master/pythia6.spec
  • https://github.com/cms-sw/cmsdist/blob/IB/CMSSW_12_3_X/master/cmake.spec
  • https://github.com/cms-sw/cmsdist/blob/IB/CMSSW_12_3_X/master/evtgen.spec
  • https://github.com/cms-sw/cmsdist/blob/IB/CMSSW_12_3_X/master/xerces-c.spec
  • https://github.com/cms-sw/cmsdist/blob/IB/CMSSW_12_3_X/master/curl.spec
  • https://github.com/cms-sw/cmsdist/blob/IB/CMSSW_12_3_X/master/valgrind.spec
  • https://github.com/cms-sw/cmsdist/blob/IB/CMSSW_12_3_X/master/tkonlinesw.spec

• Remove unused https://github.com/cms-sw/cmsdist/blob/IB/CMSSW_12_3_X/master/bz2lib.spec#L3

• Check if gcc version check here https://github.com/cms-sw/cmsdist/blob/IB/CMSSW_12_3_X/master/starlight.spec#L24-L26 can be improved

[cmsbuild]

A new Issue was created by @smuzaffar Malik Shahzad Muzaffar.

@Dr15Jones, @perrotta, @dpiparo, @makortel, @smuzaffar, @qliphy can you please review it and eventually sign/assign? Thanks.

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