On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 4:13 PM, John Reddy <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> One of my users, bless his heart, has requested I install a tool called
> "modules".  That's all he's been able to describe it to me as in terms of
> name.  Apparently, it's a program that allows users to load or unload
> grouped sets of environment variables.
>
> See, we've got a clustered processing environment with 120 dual-quad nodes
> running Scientific Linux 4.x and 5.x (SL is a RHEL derivative like Centos)
> with job control via Torque & Moab.  We've got three different compilers
> with multiple versions each, a variety of implementations of MPI, etc.  So a
> tool such as this would be useful for my users.
>
> Now the MPI selection is easily handled with mpi-selector.  And I could
> probably (easily) enlist that tool for environment selection.  However, I'd
> like to see if I can find someone using the tool my user requested.
>
> TIA for any thoughts on the matter.

http://modules.sourceforge.net/

It's commonly used in HPC environments where you may have to manage
multiple versions of the same software package.

Travis



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Travis Campbell
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