[env-switcher-devel] [ env-switcher-Feature Requests-905191 ] Need switcher command to "refresh"

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Feature Requests item #905191, was opened at 2004-02-26 10:37
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Category: Interface Improvements (example)
Group: None
Status: Open
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Jeremy Enos (jenos)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Need switcher command to "refresh"

Initial Comment:
So I understand the rationale for not forcing the current 
environment to match whatever the static switcher 
setting are set to for future shells... BUT-

Let me contrast softenv once:
Softenv has a "resoft" command which basically re-
reads the .soft file and resets the environment to that 
of what would be expected in future shells.  

Switcher doesn't appear to have any functionality like 
that.  This would be INSANELY useful.
*  Changes would be N changes + 1 refresh instead of N 
changes + N live shell update module commands (not 
counting the unloading of conflicts)
*  We've seen from problem reports that the current 
method is error prone in the event that a sysadmin 
doesn't start a new shell in some instances.  This could 
be a non-issue if there was a switcher command to 
refresh from static settings.
*  It would be much more intuitive.  switcher --
reload/refresh, whatever.


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