Environment Modules Updates

Translating shell scripts into modulefiles

by Xavier Delaruelle
The sh-to-mod sub-command is added to output as a modulefile content the environment changes done by the evaluation of a shell script passed as argument. sh-to-mod is especially useful for software providing a shell script for their...
new feature
v4.6

Modules 4.2.5 released

by Xavier Delaruelle
Modules version 4.2.5 has just been released. This new release provides fixes for the issues found recently on the 4.2 serie. The changes introduced in this bugfix release are: Correctly escape `?` character in shell alias. (fix issue...
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bugfix
v4.2

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...
testing
v4.2

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...
release
bugfix
v4.2

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...
release
bugfix
v4.2

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...
release
bugfix
v4.2

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...
release
bugfix
v4.2

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...
release
new feature
v4.2

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...
new feature
v4.2