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Further I/O operations optimization
by Xavier Delaruelle
After an initial work on this topic in version 4.0, I/O operations have been further optimized (to save a significant number of filesystem I/O operations made to search and evaluate modulefiles. When fully read, the content of a...timestamp1556455680001
End of 4.2 strengthening work, road to 4.3
by Xavier Delaruelle
Version 4.2 of Modules was released in October last year with new capabilities to automatically handle dependencies between modulefiles. With these new automated mechanisms, corner cases were found which led to a more substantial bugfix...timestamp1556280060001
Modules 4.2.4 released
by Xavier Delaruelle
Modules version 4.2.4 has just been released. This new release in the 4.2 series has a specific focus on improving the readability of the warning, error and informational messages reported when multiple load or unload modulefile...timestamp1553346660001
Modules 4.2.3 released
by Xavier Delaruelle
Modules version 4.2.3 has just been released. This new release in the 4.2 series has a specific focus on error management. When the evaluation of a modulefile fails during an automated module handling mechanisms everything is now done to...timestamp1550463900001
Modules 4.2.2 released
by Xavier Delaruelle
Modules version 4.2.2 has just been released. This is a bugfix release in the 4.2 series. Fixes are: Correct the Dependent Unload mechanism when it triggers the unload of 2 modules making together a requirement from another module. This...timestamp1541981280001
Modules 4.2.1 released
by Xavier Delaruelle
Modules version 4.2.1 has just been released. This is a bugfix release in the 4.2 series. Fixes are: Cookbook: add the inhibit-report-info recipe. Cookbook: port unload-firstly-loaded and top-priority-values recipes to v4.2. Init: fix...timestamp1539840840001
Modules 4.2.0 released
by Xavier Delaruelle
After 6 months of development, it is a my great pleasure to announce the release of Modules version 4.2.0. This new version brings a specific focus on the dependency management between modulefiles with a push forward consistency and...timestamp1539324180001
Improved module message report
by Xavier Delaruelle
Module sub-commands like load, unload or switch, may perform multiple load or unload modulefile evaluations in a row. Also these kind of evaluation modes may sometimes trigger additional load or unload evaluations, when for instance a...timestamp1537734060001
Consistency of module load/unload commands in modulefile
by Xavier Delaruelle
With the module load modulefile command, a given modulefile can automatically load a modulefile it pre-requires. Similarly with the module unload modulefile command, a given modulefile can automatically unload a modulefile it conflicts...