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From: Frank T. <f.t...@dk...> - 2022-04-10 11:52:08
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Hi Xavier, thank you very much for the explanation. Cheers, Frank On 09.04.22 18:51, Xavier Delaruelle wrote: > Hi Frank, > > 2 different kind of configuration should be distinguished: > * module command configuration > * modulefiles configuration > > Each kind of configuration follows the "traditional" configuration > cascading approach you describe. > > What may disturb is that the rc files are evaluated each time the > modulecmd.tcl script is run and as this script is run to initialize the > module command, these global rc files may impact the initialization process. > > Historically, global rc files are able to call the module command, but I > encourage people to only configure modulefiles in these rc files and use > the initrc and collections to setup the module command and the default > environment to load. > > Cheers, > Xavier > > Le ven. 8 avr. 2022 à 16:27, Frank Thommen <f.t...@dk... > <mailto:f.t...@dk...>> a écrit : > > Dear all, > > coming from the Linux shell and Linux commands and services, I am > confused about the "configuration flow" in modules. I am used to a > clear hierarchy of configuration directives. They are normally applied > in the order > > central configuration (file) > -> user configuration (file) > -> commandline parameters > > Later directives (in most cases) have higher priority. In modules the > order (at least regarding $MODULEPATH, not sure about other > configurations, though) seems different: > > user configuration (file) > -> central configuration (file) > -> commandline parameters > > This comes unexpectedly when you are used to other tools. > > First question: Did I maybe misunderstand module's configuration > mechanism? > > If not: Do you know what is/was the rationale to design the mechanism > this way? Of course after 30 years I'm not expecting this to change > :-), but I would like to understand it > > Cheers and thanks in advance, Frank > > > _______________________________________________ > Modules-interest mailing list > Mod...@li... > <mailto:Mod...@li...> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/modules-interest > <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/modules-interest> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Modules-interest mailing list > Mod...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/modules-interest |
