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From: Paul M. <pau...@gm...> - 2024-05-28 17:12:01
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Hopefully, this will help (both in solving the problem, and as a temporary fix). % module --version Modules Release 5.4.0 (2024-02-20) % echo $MANPATH :man::/stage/site/modules/default/man % module append-path MANPATH /tmp % echo $MANPATH :man::/stage/site/modules/default/man:/tmp I have (since before I started using 3.2) been pre-setting MANPATH like this (note my modules install is on an nfs share). The trick is the blank entry ":.. or "..::..." which causes man to search the default locations (the :man: is just an artifact to keep the :: - it used to be a documented feature). On 2024-05-27 8:36 AM, Laurent BESSON wrote: > Hello, > > Recently, I found that a simple < man ls > was no more working in my tcsh unix environment. Which is a bit surprising ! A < man > command reporting < No manual entry for ls > is quite odd on a Unix system ! > > After a bit of investigation, I found that my MANPATH variable was defined to < /tool/platform/lsf/8.0/man > without any mention to < /usr/share/man > or other regular unix man page dir. Weird ! But it explains why < man ls > was not working ! > > When using 5.4.0 version of Modules, here what I see, starting from a fresh terminal : > > > 1. Before any module load, MANPATH variable is unset > 2. < man ls > is working fine > 3. Loading a module that has a < append-path > on MANPATH > 4. < man ls > is no more working > 5. MANPATH value is < /tool/platform/lsf/8.0/man > > > But when using a very old version of Modules, precisely 3.2.10 (from 2012 !!!!), I see : > > > 1. Before any module load, MANPATH variable is unset > 2. < man ls > is working fine > 3. Loading a module that has a < append-path > on MANPATH > 4. < man ls > is still working fine > 5. MANPATH value is < /tool/platform/lsf/8.0/man:/usr/share/man:/usr/local/share/man > > > So, from my point of view, there is a regression on behavior of Modules when switching from 3.2 to 5.4 > > Could I have your opinions on this topic ? Is it a bug or a feature ? > > Best regards, > Laurent. > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ -------------------------------------------------------- |
