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From: Xavier D. <xav...@gm...> - 2025-11-18 16:28:05
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Hello Laurent This is due to the fact that your modules share same apps or others root name. If you enable the new conflict_unload option you may simply module loaded the target module. Cheers, Xavier Le mar. 18 nov. 2025, 10:16, Laurent BESSON <lau...@ea...> a écrit : > Hello dear Modules community, > > > > Naively, I thought « module switch » would be a nice , more compact, way > of writing « module unload / module load ». But either I stumbled on a bug > or Modules does not work as I expected 😊 > > > > Here is the context. I was previously sourcing this script : > > > > module unload others/texlive > > module load others/texlive > > > > module unload apps/python > > module load apps/python/3.9.6 > > > > module unload apps/fltExport > > module load apps/fltExport/v2.017 > > > > module unload others/nodejs > > module load others/nodejs/16.17 .1 > > > > So I thought it would be nice, more readable, to write it this way : > > > > module switch others/texlive/2022 > > module switch apps/python/3.9.6 > > module switch apps/fltExport/v2.017 > > module switch others/nodejs/16.17.1 > > > > But, when starting from a fresh terminal where no tool has been set, It > ends up with these 2 modules only: > > > > … 1) apps/fltExport/v2.017 2) others/nodejs/16.17.1 > > > > I was expecting to have loaded also « others/texlive » and > « apps/python/3.9.6 ». > > > > So I read the documentation with more attention on the « switch » command. > It says : > > > > Switch loaded *modulefile1* with *modulefile2*. If *modulefile1* is not > specified, then it is assumed to be the currently loaded module with *the > same root name* as *modulefile2*. > > > > So it seems that when I run « module switch apps/fltExport/v2.017 », it > unload the first module that match the « root name »and it unloads« apps » > thus unload « apps/python/3.9.6 » > > > > Do I understand it correctly ? Is it the expected behavior ? > > In fact, I thought Modules would try to unload « apps/fltExport/<any > version> » when running « module switch apps/fltExport/v2.017 ». > > > > What do you think ? > > > > Best regards, > > Laurent. > > > > PS : I found an intermediate syntax that works : > > > > module switch others/texlive others/texlive/2022 > > module switch apps/python apps/python/3.9.6 > > module switch apps/fltExport apps/fltExport/v2.017 > > module switch others/nodejs others/nodejs/16.17.1 > _______________________________________________ > Modules-interest mailing list > Mod...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/modules-interest > |
