[Modules] Get default version of module

[John P. Y. (jyamauchi) <jya...@mi...>]

Hi all,

I've developed a system for my environment that auto-generates virtual modulefiles based on versions of tools that are installed.  The modules all point to a single modulefile that parses out the tool and version name from the name of the virtual module to set environment variables.

Loading these modules works without a hitch.  However, sourcing them causes issues, since I have to pass in the path to the generic module.  I am passing in the tool name, but I need to get the version name.


Question: How do I determine the default version of a module?

I can parse the name out by doing a `module avail -d <tool_name>`, except that doing `module avail <tool_name>` always behaves like --starts-with is enabled, so for a tool named `py` it will also return information on tools named `pyc`.

Is there a more straightforward way to get the default version of a module for use in a script?


Thanks,

John Peter