Re: [Modules] `module use --append` and `append-path MODULEPATH` replace centrally set MODULEPATH instead of appending to it

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Hi Frank,

Could you describe where and how the $CENTRALLY_SET_MODULEPATHS are
defined ?

Cheers,
Xavier


On Tue, 2022-04-05 at 17:28 +0200, Frank Thommen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> this is most probably a silly error on my side, but I haven't found
> the 
> solution: When having a custom ~/.modulerc with
> 
>    #%Module
>    module use --append /a/b/c
>    append-path MODULEPATH /d/e/f
> 
> the resulting $MODULEPATH is "/a/b/c:/d/e/f".  I would have
> expected it 
> to be "$CENTRALLY_SET_MODULEPATHS:/a/b/c:/d/e/f".  When only using 
> `append-path` it looks similar:
> 
>    #%Module
>    append-path MODULEPATH /d/e/f
> 
> results in $MODULEPATH being "/d/e/f" instead of 
> "$CENTRALLY_SET_MODULEPATHS:/d/e/f".
> 
> This is with Modules 5.0.1 on CentOS 7.9 systems. We have not
> changed 
> any of the other configuration files after the installation other
> than 
> populating etc/modulespath with our central modulefile repository
> pathes.
> 
> What have I overlooked?
> 
> Cheers, Frank
>