document support for creating module 'wrappers' for dependencies #453
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| which defines a so-called *"symbolic version"*. | ||
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| This can be used to install a *"wrapper"* for a particular module, which can be useful in the context | ||
| of dependencies. For example, it can be used to avoid dependending on a specific version of |
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I blame the bumpy train for this one...
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| .. note:: For compatibility with the different modules tools supported by EasyBuild (see :ref:`modules_tool`), | ||
| the ``.modulerc`` file is always generated in Tcl syntax (for now), regardless of the module syntax | ||
| that is used for module files. Only Lmod 7.8 or more recent supports ``.modulerc.lua`` files |
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| actual installation and generating a module file); in addition, it doesn't require updating/re-generating existing | ||
| module files that depend on the ``Java`` wrapper (since the version of the wrapper does not change) | ||
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| Since ``ModuleRC`` is a generic easyblock , it can also be employed to install module "wrappers" for dependencies. |
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explain in what way this is different from the above?
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Should be "other dependencies" (or maybe "dependencies other than Java"), will fix
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going in, thanks @boegel ! |
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.modulerc: add modulerc method to ModuleGenerator class easybuild-framework#2575ModuleRCeasyblock: add generic ModuleRC easyblock easybuild-easyblocks#1503Java/1.8wrapper: add Java 1.8 easyconfig that can be updated in-place to more recent JDK 1.8.x easybuild-easyconfigs#6712preview @ https://boegel-eb.readthedocs.io/en/java_wrapper/Wrapping_dependencies.html