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Clarify module sort order differences
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ocaisa authored Feb 23, 2024
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!!! tip
The Tcl-based or Lmod implementations of environment modules do their default sorting differently.
The former will normally sort in the lexicographic order, while Lmod follows
an approach that is closer to Python's construct `LooseVersion` way of ordering. Such aspects
may make a big difference, if you have installed both versions 1.9.0 and 1.15.2,
with respect to what is the version being loaded by default.
The Tcl/C Environment Modules (version <= 3.2.10) does its default sorting differently than
newer versions of Environment Modules and Lmod. The former will normally sort in the
lexicographic order, while the latters follow an approach that is closer to Python's construct
`LooseVersion` way of ordering. Such aspects may make a big difference, if you have installed
both versions 1.9.0 and 1.15.2, with respect to what is the version being loaded by default.

You can also run `eb --show-system-info` to see system information relevant to EasyBuild,
or run`eb --show-config` to see the default EasyBuild configuration (see also [Configuring EasyBuild][configuring_easybuild]).
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