Help the concretizer to produce better error messages by using indivi…

[climbfuji]

Description

1. Help the concretizer to produce better error messages by using individual requirements and preferences in configs/common/packages*.yaml.
2. Clean up legacy comments and use consistent syntax in configs/common/packages.yaml

See #1890.

Dependencies

None

Issues addressed

Closes #1890

Applications affected

None

Systems affected

None

Testing

• CI: Note whether the automatic tests (GitHub actions tests that run automatically for every commit) pass or not
  • GitHub actions CI tests pass
  • GitHub actions CI tests do not pass (provide explanation)
  • GitHub actions CI tests skipped (provide explanation if necessary)
• New tests added: List and describe any new tests added to GitHub actions
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• Additional testing: Add information on any additional tests conducted
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Checklist

• This PR addresses one issue/problem/enhancement or has a very good reason for not doing so.
• These changes have been tested on the affected systems and applications.
• All dependency PRs/issues have been resolved and this PR can be merged.
• All necessary updates to the documentation (spack-stack wiki) will be made when this PR is merged

[climbfuji]

Thanks for the quick reviews!