Modules 4.5.1 released

Version 4.5.1 of Modules has just been released. It provides fixes for the few issues recently spotted.

The changes introduced in this bugfix release are:

Install: consistently output Makefile warning messages on stderr.

Script: add the mrel script, that automates build of the Modules release files and performs tests over these distribution files to guaranty their correctness.

Script: add the mpub script, that automates Modules new release publishing over git repositories and websites.

Install: remove project-specific tools from git repository export thus from release distribution files.

Disable pager when clear sub-command is called from ml shortcut command. (fix issue #338)

In case a modulefile evaluation fails, environment context prior this failed evaluation is restored. Fix environment variable restoration mechanism to keep the link that monitors and updates environment variable array env in every Tcl sub-interpreters. (fix issue #340)

Ensure environment variable change at the Tcl interpreter level is propagated to every sub-interpreters used to evaluate modulefiles or modulercs. (fix issue #342)

Use absolute path to load Modules Tcl extension library. (fix issue #344 with contribution from Roy Storey)

Fix formatting of error stack trace not to look for internal commands to withdraw if start-up stack pattern cannot be matched.

The list of all changes made in this new version are described in the NEWS document. Details on the new features introduced in the 4.5 series are provided in the MIGRATING document.

http://modules.readthedocs.io/en/stable/MIGRATING.html
http://modules.readthedocs.io/en/stable/NEWS.html

The tarball of this new version can be downloaded at:

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/modules/modules-4.5.1.tar.gz

The zipball to install this new version on Windows platform can be downloaded at:

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/modules/modules-4.5.1-win.zip

If you encounter any issue, please let us know by creating a ticket on the project bug tracker at:

https://github.com/cea-hpc/modules/issues

Special thanks to Roy Storey for his code contribution on this release. Many thanks also to all of you who improve Modules by reporting bugs or sharing new ideas.