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 -- Travis Campbell [email protected] _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list [email protected] http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
