hi Ian,

> No, environment variables are not expanded in that way, because optionlists 
> are not evaluated by a 
> shell.  Yes, it would be nice if they were, however :)  You can do it in 
> parameter files, but not in 
> optionlists.  Usually, in this case, we either set the paths explicitly, 
> resulting in a multitude of 
> almost-identical optionlists, or let the external library automatically 
> detect the location by 
> finding an executable on the path (MPI does this, but I don't know if any 
> others do).
> 
> I've never used it, but it looks like simfactory provides a solution.  In 
> simsubs.py SubAll, it 
> looks like you can use @ENV(EBROOTHDF5)@.  Let us know how you get on with 
> that.

ah, i see. i don't usually use simfactory, so i guess i'll just set the paths 
explicitly. it just 
seems to defeat the purpose of this module environment that clusters nowadays 
tend to use, though...

thanks!
Miguel
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