try using conda compilers

txpipe-min-failing/Dockerfile

@@ -6,17 +6,11 @@ ENV MPI_VERSION=4.0.2
 # Show some linux version info
 RUN cat /etc/*-release
 
-# Install make
-RUN apt-get update -y \
-    && DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive" apt-get install -y make  \
-    && apt-get clean all
+RUN mamba install compilers=1.7.0 make
 
-# We need a C compiler temporarily to install MPICH.
-# Then we install following instructions at 
+# Following:
 # https://docs.nersc.gov/development/containers/shifter/how-to-use/#using-mpi-in-shifter
-# We remove the installation afterwards
 RUN apt-get update -y  \
-    && DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive" apt-get install -y gcc gfortran \
     && mkdir /opt/mpich \
     && cd /opt/mpich \
     && wget http://www.mpich.org/static/downloads/${MPI_VERSION}/mpich-${MPI_VERSION}.tar.gz \
@@ -26,6 +20,7 @@ RUN apt-get update -y  \
     && make \
     && make install \
     && rm -rf /opt/mpich
+
 RUN /sbin/ldconfig
 
 # check we are using the conda python