sles15 is now default platform, added to docs reflecting this and oth…

…er additions (GEOS-ESM#407)

docs/configuring_cylc.md

@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ Additionally `cylc` uses a file called `$HOME/.cylc/flow/global.cylc` to control
 **WARNING:**
 The contents of the above two files will be platform specific.
 ---
+
+See `docs/platforms/configuring_cylc_discover.md` for instructions on configuring cylc for Discover.

docs/examples/description.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ experiment_id: {suite_name}-suite
 ```
 
 `swell create` also contains argument inputs. For instance, `-p` or `--platform` allows
-user to pick which platform they would like to run on.
+user to pick which platform they would like to run on. If unspecified, swell will run on SLES15 by default.
 
 ```bash
 swell create 3dvar -p nccs_discover_sles15
@@ -113,4 +113,4 @@ dependencies. For each suite, this will have a different structure and different
 
 `experiment.yaml`: This is the key configuration file that dictates the inputs for contain configuration variables that will be used for different scripts in the workflow.
 
-For each JEDI bundle type (i.e., fv3-jedi, soca) and suite (3dvar, hofx etc.) in this section, we will display the `experiment.yaml` and talk about details.
+For each JEDI bundle type (i.e., fv3-jedi, soca) and suite (3dvar, hofx etc.) in this section, we will display the `experiment.yaml` and talk about details.

docs/installing_swell.md

@@ -29,4 +29,6 @@ cd swell
 pip install --prefix=/path/to/install/swell/ .
 ```
 
-To make the software useable ensure `/path/to/install/swell/bin` is in the `$PATH`. Also ensure that `/path/to/install/swell/lib/python<version>/site-packages` is in the `$PYTHONPATH`, where `<version>` denotes the version of Python used for the install, e.g. `3.9`.
+To make the software usable ensure `/path/to/install/swell/bin` is in the `$PATH`. Also ensure that `/path/to/install/swell/lib/python<version>/site-packages` is in the `$PYTHONPATH`, where `<version>` denotes the version of Python used for the install, e.g. `3.9`.
+
+Swell makes use of additional packages which are located in shared directories on Discover, such as under `/discover/nobackup/projects/gmao`. When installed correctly, many of these libraries should be visible in the `$PYTHONPATH`.

src/swell/swell.py

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def swell_driver():
 @click.argument('suite', type=click.Choice(get_suites()))
 @click.option('-m', '--input_method', 'input_method', default='defaults',
               type=click.Choice(['defaults', 'cli']), help=input_method_help)
-@click.option('-p', '--platform', 'platform', default='nccs_discover',
+@click.option('-p', '--platform', 'platform', default='nccs_discover_sles15',
               type=click.Choice(get_platforms()), help=platform_help)
 @click.option('-o', '--override', 'override', default=None, help=override_help)
 @click.option('-a', '--advanced', 'advanced', default=False, help=advanced_help)