EnvModules

🚀 Modules 5.6 is out!
Packed with new features:
✨ spider sub-command
🔗 require_via for module hierarchy
👀 Always show hidden modules
⚠️ Warnings on eval issues
🆘 Simplified help message
🔄 Newline support in env vars
📦 Declare provided elements

🔎 Full details: modules.readthedocs.io/en/latest/MI...

✨ New in upcoming *Modules v5.6*: the `require_via` config option!
It lets you define dependency links between *via* modules and modulefiles in the paths they enable — bringing full support for the *module hierarchy* mechanism.
🔗 Learn more: modules.readthedocs.io/en/latest/MI...

Coming in Modules v5.6: the new `spider` sub-command! 🕷️
It lists all available modules—both in enabled modulepaths and those discovered recursively.
Learn more: modules.readthedocs.io/en/latest/MI...

🚀 Coming in Modules v5.6: new provide command lets modules declare additional elements they offer (as aliases)!
Details & examples 👉 modules.readthedocs.io/en/latest/MI...

New feature introduced in upcoming Modules v5.6: ability to always see hidden modules, by adding the "hidden" item to the output configuration options. See modules.readthedocs.io/en/latest/MI...

Do you know the "envml" command? Like "env", it runs a program in a modified environment, but here environment is modified by Modules. "envml" is available since Modules 4.0 and it is freshly documented in its own man page 📖: modules.readthedocs.io/en/latest/en...

Next Modules version (5.6) will add the ability to define environment variable whose value contains newline character modules.readthedocs.io/en/latest/MI...

🔧 Just updated: Environment Modules docs now include a deep dive into alternative implementations, with a specific focus on Lmod. Useful to learn the differences between the two implementations.

📚 modules.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ot...

Next version (5.6) will introduce the "module-help" modulefile command to provide a simpler way to define modulefile help message. See modules.readthedocs.io/en/latest/MI...

Next version (5.6) will come with new modulefile command: "module-warn". This command defines a warning message to print when loading specified modulefiles. See modules.readthedocs.io/en/latest/MI...

We’re pleased to announce the 2025 HPSF Conference schedule is now live! #HPSFCon will feature technical sessions, panels, discussions, workshops, & meetings for a number of HPSF projects, featuring talks from users & contributors. Here’s a sneak peek at what you can expect: hpsf.io/blog/2025/an...

There will be a "Modules" talk at the 10th EasyBuild User Meeting (EUM), on March 25th: easybuild.io/eum/
Many thanks to the @easybuild.bsky.social team for the invitation. You can remotely attend EUM10 by registering at the following location: event.ugent.be/registration...

The recorded video of our talk at FOSDEM25 is available: fosdem.org/2025/schedul...
Many thanks again to @marcjoos.bsky.social who did an excellent job presenting the talk and answering questions.

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We are launching our chat room on Matrix matrix.to#/#modules:ma.... Like the project's mailing-list, this chat is made for the community to ask question, discuss ideas, needs, recipes, etc.

Marc will be our speaker on Sunday at #FOSDEM. Many thanks to him for taking over.

Environment Modules: why this old idea is still useful today and what's next Since more than 3 decades, Environment Modules helps HPC sites to provide access to their scientific software catalog. Such tool relies on updating the environment of a shell session, being able to undo what it changed. This talk will first present what is the module command and what it is useful for. We will then quickly go through the history of this tool, describe the different implementations in use nowadays (Modules and Lmod), and give an insight of the most prominent features added in the recent years. Based on the current context with multiple solutions available to build and install scientific software, we will see why Environment Modules is still useful today. Last part of the presentation will be about the future directions to integrate new ideas and improve the user experience.

I'm very excited to announce that I'll be speaking at #FOSDEM this year to talk about @envmodules.bsky.social in the #HPC devroom, on behalf of Xavier Delaruelle, #EnvModules lead developer. If you want to know more about the tool and its current & future evolution, join us on Sunday at 11:05!

FOSDEM 2025 - Environment Modules: why this old idea is still useful today and what's next

#FOSDEM is almost there (next week-end). We are happy to announce that Modules will be presented this year on Sunday (February 2) in the "HPC, Big Data & Data Science" devroom. fosdem.org/2025/schedul...

This move does not change a thing regarding CEA support to the project. Many thanks to CEA for its support during the past years.

GitHub - envmodules/modules: Environment Modules: provides dynamic modification of a user's environment Environment Modules: provides dynamic modification of a user's environment - envmodules/modules

Modules' repository is moving! It will now be available at github.com/envmodules/m... (don't panic old links still work). The project is aiming at a neutral home, here named "envmodules", that also reflects the name handle used on social media platforms.

FOSDEM 2025 - Home

Can you hear the “Oh, interesting…” and “Why haven’t I heard about this before?!” being spoken out loud ?

That’s the volunteers reviewing submissions for #FOSDEM (fosdem.org), about two months ahead of the event.

If you’ve never attended FOSDEM, you should consider it, you won’t regret it 🍻

Modules 5.5 was released earlier this month! New version means (so many) new features: Logging activity, PowerShell support, Specific modulepath for requirements, Conflict unload and Improved automated module handling mechanisms. See modules.readthedocs.io/en/latest/MI...

Environment Modules is now on Bluesky 🎉. Modules (with its `module` command) helps HPC folks managing their shell environment since more than 3 decades. This account will share news of the project.

A great show of friendly open source competition and collaboration: the lead developers of Environment Modules and Lmod (Xavier of CEA and Robert of @taccutexas.bsky.social) at #SC24. They often exchange ideas and push each other to improve their tools!