Backporting the CI and code modifications into 2.10 for python 3.10 compatibilities

.ci/pytorch/requirements.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# The extra url makes pip grap the torch fersion we want to use in the regtests
+--extra-index-url=https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
+torch>=2.7
+metatomic-torch>=0.1.3,<0.2
+featomic-torch==0.7.0

.github/workflows/linuxWF.yml

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: 3.9
+        python-version: "3.10"
     - name: Set paths
       run: |
         echo "$HOME/opt/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
@@ -77,17 +77,15 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install python packages needed for tests
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install --user --extra-index-url=https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu \
+        pip install --user \
               Cython \
               numpy \
               pytest \
               six \
               pandas \
               mdtraj \
-              MDAnalysis \
-              "torch>=2.7" \
-              "metatomic-torch>=0.1.3,<0.2" \
-              "featomic-torch==0.7.0"
+              MDAnalysis
+        pip install --user -r ./.ci/pytorch/requirements.txt
 
         # torch 2.7 above is the first one to use cxx11 ABI for the PyPI wheels
 

docker/fedora39-pycv

@@ -17,7 +17,4 @@ RUN source /etc/bashrc \
  && cd plugins/pycv \
  && ./configurePyCV.sh \
  && ln -s $(realpath ../../regtest/scripts) ./regtest/scripts \
- && make check_standalone
-# To whom is reading: python > 3.10 gives some problems when using pycv
-# from plumed whithin python. SO please remember to chante  "check_standalone"
-#into "check" to verify that the problem is fixed
+ && make check

plugins/pycv/FindPlumed.cmake

@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ if(NOT Plumed_FOUND)
             endif()
           endforeach()
         endif()
-        if(${_line} MATCHES ".*-fopenmp.*")
-          set(Plumed_HAS_MPI
+        if(${_line} MATCHES ".*-[fq]openmp.*")
+          set(Plumed_HAS_OPENMP
               1
-              CACHE INTERNAL "plumed has MPI")
+              CACHE INTERNAL "plumed has OpenMP")
         endif()
       endforeach()