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From: Paul M. <pau...@gm...> - 2022-01-15 16:29:13
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Maybe: module_marker_check However, there is already an "mcookie_version_check" setting that is closely related (so mcookie_check seems quite appropriate). Also, I should point out that mcookie is a contraction of Magic Cookie (that I have seen used in non module contexts - there is even an "mcookie" command in linux: mcookie - generate magic cookies for xauth). On 2022-01-15 07:57 AM, Sternberg, Michael G. via Modules-interest wrote: > Xavier, > > This is a great development! Dependency handling systems for HPC application deployment, like Spack, have made for some pretty deep and complex modulefile trees as of late. > > May I suggest a name change for the feature, though, if it isn't already committed? > > I ask because the term "cookie" could be misunderstood, as it has connotations with communication protocols, notably HTTP. Following convention, a more grokable name for the feature would be "[file ]magic" or "[file ]signature" – see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_file_signatures . The page even includes "#%Module" in its list of examples. > > > Best wishes, > -- > Michael Sternberg, Ph.D., Principal Scientific Computing Administrator > Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory > > > On Jan 14, 2022, at 00:43, Xavier Delaruelle <xav...@gm...> wrote: > Hello All, > > Modules 5.1 work is ongoing. A new configuration option, mcookie_check, is introduced to skip the verification of each file in modulepath directories to determine if they are modulefiles or not. When this option is set to `eval`, file checks only occur when an attempt is made to evaluate these files, not when listing available modules. So if you fully control what files are saved under the modulepath directories you could get a nice speed improvement, especially for commands like 'module avail': > > https://modules.readthedocs.io/en/latest/MIGRATING.html#reducing-number-of-i-o-operations > > A full cookbook recipe is also available to describe the features of Modules that help to reduce the I/O load of walking through the available modulefiles: > > https://modules.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cookbook/reduce-io-load.html#reduce-io-load > > Regards, > Xavier > > > > _______________________________________________ > Modules-interest mailing list > Mod...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/modules-interest > -- -------------------------------------------------------- The views and opinions expressed above are strictly those of the author(s). The content of this message has not been reviewed nor approved by any entity whatsoever. -------------------------------------------------------- Paul FM Info: http://paulfm.com/~paulfm/ -------------------------------------------------------- |
