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Changelog for EasyBuild documentation {: #changelog }

(for EasyBuild release notes, see [EasyBuild release notes][release_notes])

  • release 20230911.01 (9 Sept 2023): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.8.1 (see [EasyBuild v4.8.1 (11 Sept 2023)][release_notes_eb481])

  • release 20230707.01 (7 July 2023): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.8.0 (see [EasyBuild v4.8.0 (7 July 2023)][release_notes_eb480])

  • release 20230527.01 (27 May 2023): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.7.2 (see [EasyBuild v4.7.2 (27 May 2023)][release_notes_eb472])

  • release 20230320.01 (20 Mar 2023): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.7.1 (see [EasyBuild v4.7.1 (20 March 2023)][release_notes_eb471])

  • release 20230109.01 (Jan 9th 2023): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.7.0 (see [EasyBuild v4.7.0 (January 9th 2023)][release_notes_eb470])

  • release 20221021.01 (Oct 21st 2022): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.6.2 (see [EasyBuild v4.6.2 (October 21st 2022)][release_notes_eb462])

  • release 20220912.01 (Sep 12th 2022): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.6.1 (see [EasyBuild v4.6.1 (September 12th 2022)][release_notes_eb461])

  • release 20220708.01 (Jul 8th 2022): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.6.0 (see [EasyBuild v4.6.0 (July 8th 2022)][release_notes_eb460])

  • release 20220608.01 (Jun 8th 2022): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.5.5 (see [EasyBuild v4.5.5 (June 8th 2022)][release_notes_eb455])

  • release 20220331.01 (Mar 31st 2022): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.5.4 (see [EasyBuild v4.5.4 (March 31st 2022)][release_notes_eb454])

  • release 20220211.01 (Feb 11th 2022): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.5.3 (see [EasyBuild v4.5.3 (February 11th 2022)][release_notes_eb453])

  • release 20220124.01 (Jan 24th 2022): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.5.2 (see [EasyBuild v4.5.2 (January 24th 2022)][release_notes_eb452])

  • release 20211213.01 (Dec 13th 2021): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.5.1 (see [EasyBuild v4.5.1 (December 13th 2021)][release_notes_eb451])

  • release 20211029.01 (Oct 29th 2021): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.5.0 (see [EasyBuild v4.5.0 (October 29th 2021)][release_notes_eb450])

  • release 20210907.01 (Sep 7th 2021): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.4.2 (see [EasyBuild v4.4.2 (September 7th 2021)][release_notes_eb442])

  • release 20210706.01 (Jul 6th 2021): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.4.1 (see [EasyBuild v4.4.1 (July 6th 2021)][release_notes_eb441])

  • release 20210602.01 (Jun 2nd 2021): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.4.0 (see [EasyBuild v4.4.0 (June 2nd 2021)][release_notes_eb440])

  • release 20210409.01 (Apr 9th 2021): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.3.4 (see [EasyBuild v4.3.4 (Apr 9th 2021)][release_notes_eb434])

  • release 20210223.01 (Feb 23rd 2021): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.3.3 (see [EasyBuild v4.3.3 (Feb 23rd 2021)][release_notes_eb433])

  • release 20201210.01 (Dec 10th 2020): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.3.2 (see [EasyBuild v4.3.2 (December 10th 2020)][release_notes_eb432])

  • release 20201029.01 (Oct 29th 2020): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.3.1 (see [EasyBuild v4.3.1 (October 29th 2020)][release_notes_eb431])

  • release 20200913.01 (Sep 13th 2020): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.3.0 (see [EasyBuild v4.3.0 (September 13th 2020)][release_notes_eb430])

  • release 20200708.01 (July 8th 2020): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.2.2 (see [EasyBuild v4.2.2 (July 8th 2020)][release_notes_eb422])

  • release 20200520.01 (May 20th 2020): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.2.1 (see [EasyBuild v4.2.1 (May 20th 2020)][release_notes_eb421])

  • release 20200414.01 (Apr 14th 2020):

    • document new EasyBuild locking mechanism (see [Locks to prevent duplicate installations running at the same time][locks])
    • document support for creating index files (see [Using an index to speed up searching for easyconfigs][easyconfigs_index])
    • update release notes for EasyBuild v4.2.0 (see [EasyBuild v4.2.0 (April 14th 2020)][release_notes_eb420])

  • release 20200316.01 (Mar 16th 2020): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.1.2 (see [EasyBuild v4.1.2 (March 16th 2020)][release_notes_eb412])

  • release 20200116.01 (Jan 16th 2020): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.1.1 (see [EasyBuild v4.1.1 (January 16th 2020)][release_notes_eb411])

  • release 20191204.01 (Dec 4th 2019): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.1.0 (see [EasyBuild v4.1.0 (December 4th 2019)][release_notes_eb410])

  • release 20191015.01 (Oct 15th 2019): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.0.1 (see [EasyBuild v4.0.1 (October 15th 2019)][release_notes_eb401])

  • release 20190920.01 (Sep 20th 2019): update release notes for EasyBuild v4.0.0 (see [EasyBuild v4.0.0 (September 20th 2019)][release_notes_eb400]); see also [Overview of changes in EasyBuild version 4.0][eb4_changes_overview]

  • release 20190823.01 (Aug 23rd 2019): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.9.4 (see [EasyBuild v3.9.4 (August 23rd 2019)][release_notes_eb394])

  • release 20190708.01 (Jul 8th 2019): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.9.3 (see [EasyBuild v3.9.3 (July 8th 2019)][release_notes_eb393])

  • release 20190609.01 (Jun 9th 2019): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.9.2 (see [EasyBuild v3.9.2 (June 9th 2019)][release_notes_eb392])

  • release 20190908.01 (Jun 8th 2019): update documentation on support for generating (Singularity) container recipes/images (see [Generating container recipes & images][containers])

  • release 20190520.01 (May 20th 2019): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.9.1 (see [EasyBuild v3.9.1 (May 20th 2019)][release_notes_eb391])

  • release 20190412.01 (Apr 12th 2019): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.9.0 (see [EasyBuild v3.9.0 (April 12th 2019)][release_notes_eb390])

  • release 20190129.01 (Jan 29th 2019): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.8.1 (see [EasyBuild v3.8.1 (January 29th 2019)][release_notes_eb381])

  • release 20190124.01 (Jan 24th 2019): add definitions for 2019a common toolchains (see [Common toolchains][common_toolchains])

  • release 20181218.01 (Dec 18th 2018): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.8.0 (see [EasyBuild v3.8.0 (December 18th 2018)][release_notes_eb380])

  • release 20181114.01 (Nov 14th 2018): add documentation on deprecated easyconfigs & toolchains ([Deprecated easyconfigs][deprecated_easyconfigs])

  • release 20181104.01 (Nov 4th 2018): update --job documentation to also cover Slurm job backend (see [Submitting jobs using --job][submitting_jobs])

  • release 20181018.01 (Oct 18th 2018): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.7.1 (see [EasyBuild v3.7.1 (October 18th 2018)][release_notes_eb371])

  • release 20180925.01 (Sep 25th 2018): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.7.0 (see [EasyBuild v3.7.0 (September 25th 2018)][release_notes_eb370])

  • release 20180921.01 (Sep 21st 2018): document support for wrapping dependencies (see [Wrapping dependencies][wrapping_dependencies])

  • release 20180920.01 (Sep 20th 2018): document support for downloading sources directly from a Git repository (see [Downloading from a Git repository][common_easyconfig_param_sources_git_config])

  • release 20180711.01 (Jul 11th 2018): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.6.2 (see [EasyBuild v3.6.2 (July 11th 2018)][release_notes_eb362])

  • release 20180710.01 (Jul 10th 2018): add definitions for 2018b common toolchains (see [Common toolchains][common_toolchains])

  • release 20180528.01 (May 28th 2018): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.6.1 (see [EasyBuild v3.6.1 (May 26th 2018)][release_notes_eb361])

  • release 20180427.01 (Apr 27th 2018): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.6.0 (see [EasyBuild v3.6.0 (April 26th 2018)][release_notes_eb360])

  • release 20180425.01 (Apr 25th 2018): add documentation on support for generating container recipes & images (see [Generating container recipes & images][containers])

  • release 20180307.01 (Mar 7th 2018): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.5.3 (see [EasyBuild v3.5.3 (March 7th 2018)][release_notes_eb353])

  • release 20180302.01 (Mar 2nd 2018): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.5.2 (see [EasyBuild v3.5.2 (March 2nd 2018)][release_notes_eb352])

  • release 20180116.01 (Jan 16th 2018): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.5.1 (see [EasyBuild v3.5.1 (January 16th 2018)][release_notes_eb351])

  • release 20180112.01 (Jan 12th 2018): add definitions for 2018a common toolchains (see [Common toolchains][common_toolchains])

  • release 20171215.01 (Dec 15th 2017): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.5.0 (see [EasyBuild v3.5.0 (December 15th 2017)][release_notes_eb350])

  • release 20171208.01 (Dec 8th 2017): document support for user-defined hooks (see [hooks][hooks])

  • release 20171017.01 (Oct 17th 2017): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.4.1 (see [EasyBuild v3.4.1 (October 17th 2017)][release_notes_eb341])

  • release 20170910.01 (Sept 10th 2017): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.4.0 (see [EasyBuild v3.4.0 (September 10th 2017)][release_notes_eb340])

  • release 20170906.01 (Sept 6th 2017): document --trace (see Tracing progress)

  • release 20170824.02 (Aug 24th 2017): document --inject-checksums (see [Adding or replacing checksums using --inject-checksums][inject_checksums])

  • release 20170824.01 (Aug 24th 2017): document --backup-modules (see [Backing up of existing modules][backup_modules])

  • release 20170712.01 (July 12th 2017): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.3.1 (see [EasyBuild v3.3.1 (July 12th 2017)][release_notes_eb331])

  • release 20170708.01 (July 8th 2017): add documentation on [Merging easyconfig pull requests][github_merge_pr]

  • release 20170705.01 (July 5th 2017): clarify [Requirements for pull requests][contributing_review_process_pr_requirements], add page listing [Requirements for pull requests][maintainers]

  • release 20170626.01 (June 26th 2017): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.3.0 (see [EasyBuild v3.3.0 (June 26th 2017)][release_notes_eb330])

  • release 20170623.01 (June 23rd 2017): document use of checksums & alternative formats for sources (see [Source files, patches and checksums][common_easyconfig_param_sources])

  • release 20170622.01 (June 22nd 2017): document support for detecting loaded modules (see [Detection of loaded modules][detecting_loaded_modules])

  • release 20170522.01 (May 22nd 2017): document deprecated behaviour in EasyBuild v3.2.0 (see [Overview of deprecated functionality in EasyBuild version][overview_deprecated])

  • release 20170512.01 (May 12th 2017): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.2.1 (see [EasyBuild v3.2.1 (May 12th 2017)][release_notes_eb321])

  • release 20170505.01 (May 5th 2017): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.2.0 (see [EasyBuild v3.2.0 (May 5th 2017)][release_notes_eb320])

  • release 20170320.01 (Mar 20th 2017): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.1.2 (see [EasyBuild v3.1.2 (March 20th 2017)][release_notes_eb312])

  • release 20170307.01 (Mar 7th 2017): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.1.1 (see [EasyBuild v3.1.1 (March 7th 2017)][release_notes_eb311])

  • release 20170221.01 (Feb 21st 2017): add documentation on [Contributing][contributing]

  • release 20170209.01 (Feb 9th 2017): add documentation on implementing easyblocks (see [Implementing easyblocks][implementing_easyblocks])

  • release 20170203.01 (Feb 3rd 2017): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.1.0 (see [EasyBuild v3.1.0 (February 3rd 2017)][release_notes_eb310])

  • release 20170129.01 (Jan 29th 2017): update --optarch documentation (see [Setting architecture flags for different compilers via --optarch=<compiler:flags>;<compiler:flags>][controlling_compiler_optimization_flags_optarch_per_compiler])

  • release 20170109.01 (Jan 9th 2017): add documentation on [Common toolchains][common_toolchains]

  • release 20161222.01 (Dec 22nd 2016): update documentation and release notes for EasyBuild v3.0.2 (see [EasyBuild v3.0.2 (December 22nd 2016)][release_notes_eb302])

  • release 20161218.01 (Dec 18th 2016): document need to download vsc-* source tarballs from PyPI

  • release 20161202.01 (Dec 2nd 2016): add documentation on Cray support (see [EasyBuild on Cray][cray_support])

  • release 20161130.01 (Nov 16th 2016): update release notes for EasyBuild v3.0.1 (see [EasyBuild v3.0.1 (November 30th 2016)][release_notes_eb301])

  • release 20161117.01 (Nov 17th 2016): update mentions of default configuration according to updated default in EasyBuild v3.0.0

  • release 20161116.01 (Nov 16th 2016): update documentation and release notes for EasyBuild v3.0.0 (see [EasyBuild v3.0.0 (November 16th 2016)][release_notes_eb300])

    • [Archived easyconfigs][archived_easyconfigs]
    • [Support for RPATH][rpath_support]

  • release 20161028.01 (Oct 28th 2016): recommend using --rebuild rather than --force (see [Rebuild installation][rebuild_option])

  • release 20161023.01 (Oct 24th 2016): add section on iterating over configure/build/install options (see [List of configure/build/install options][configure_build_install_command_options_iterate])

  • release 20161014.01 (Oct 14th 2016): update documentation on deprecated functionality (see [Deprecated functionality][deprecated])

  • release 20161010.01 (Oct 10th 2016): add page for EasyBuild demos (see [demos][demos])

  • release 20160923.02 (Sept 23rd 2016): update release notes for EasyBuild v2.9.0 (see [EasyBuild v2.9.0 (September 23rd 2016)][release_notes_eb290])

  • release 20160923.01 (Sept 23rd 2016): add generated list of supported software (see [List of supported software][list_software])

  • release 20160713.01 (July 13th 2016): update release notes for EasyBuild v2.8.2 (see [EasyBuild v2.8.2 (July 13th 2016)][release_notes_eb282])

  • release 20160613.01 (June 13th 2016): clarify required dependencies (setuptools, vsc-install) (see [Required Python packages][required_python_packages])

  • release 20160607.01 (June 7th 2016): update/complete documentation on GitHub integration (see [Integration with GitHub][integration_with_github])

  • release 20160530.01 (May 30th 2016): update release notes for EasyBuild v2.8.1 (see [EasyBuild v2.8.1 (May 30th 2016)][release_notes_eb281])

  • release 20160518.01 (May 18th 2016): update release notes for EasyBuild v2.8.0 (see [EasyBuild v2.8.0 (May 18th 2016)][release_notes_eb280])

  • release 20160429.01 (April 29th 2016): add section on updating EasyBuild, see [Updating an existing EasyBuild installation][updating]

  • release 20160320.01 (March 20th 2016): update release notes for EasyBuild v2.7.0 (see [EasyBuild v2.7.0 (March 20th 2016)][release_notes_eb270])

  • release 20160228.01 (February 28th 2016):

    • update documentation on external modules metadata (see [Metadata for external modules][using_external_modules_metadata])

  • release 20160214.01 (February 14th 2016):

  • add section on --show-config (see [Overview of current configuration][configuration_show_config])

  • release 20160126.02 (January 26th 2016): packaging support is stable since EasyBuild v2.5.0 (see [Packaging support][packaging_support])

  • release 20160126.01 (January 26th 2016): update release notes for EasyBuild v2.6.0 (see [EasyBuild v2.6.0 (January 26th 2016)][release_notes_eb260])

  • release 20151217.01 (December 17th 2015): update release notes for EasyBuild v2.5.0 (see [EasyBuild v2.5.0 (December 17th 2015)][release_notes_eb250])

  • release 20151209.01 (December 9th 2015):

    • add documentation on controlling compiler optimizations flags, see [Controlling compiler optimization flags][controlling_compiler_optimization_flags]

  • release 20151110.01 (November 10th 2015): update release notes for EasyBuild v2.4.0 (see [EasyBuild v2.4.0 (November 10th 2015)][release_notes_eb240])

  • release 20151108.01 (November 8th 2015):

    • document (experimental) support for using minimal toolchains (see [Using minimal toolchains for dependencies][minimal_toolchains])

  • release 20151028.01 (October 28th 2015): document extended dry run mechanism (see [Extended dry run][extended_dry_run])

  • release 20151021.01 (October 21st 2015):

    • include initial documentation on experimental support for easyconfig files in YAML syntax (.yeb), see [Writing easyconfig files in YAML syntax (.yeb format) [IN DEVELOPMENT]][easyconfig_yeb_format]

  • release 20150902.01 (September 2nd 2015): update release notes for EasyBuild v2.3.0 (see [EasyBuild v2.3.0 (September 2nd 2015)][release_notes_eb230])

  • release 20150715.01 (July 15th 2015): update release notes for EasyBuild v2.2.0 (see [EasyBuild v2.2.0 (July 15th 2015)][release_notes_eb220])

  • release 20150714.01 (July 14th 2015): add documentation on [Packaging support][packaging_support]

  • release 20150709.01 (July 9th 2015): add documentation on [Submitting jobs using --job][submitting_jobs]

  • release 20150708.01 (July 8th 2015):

    • add documentation on --include-* options (see [Including additional Python modules][including_additional_python_modules])

  • release 20150703.01 (July 3rd 2015):

    • fix outdated documentation on easyblock parameter (see [Easyblock specification][writing_easyconfigs_easyblock_spec])

  • release 20150624.01 (June 24th 2015): mention MigrateFromEBToHMNS module naming scheme in section on --module-only (see [Generating additional module files][module_only_additional])

  • release 20150610.01 (June 10th 2015): update [Installing Lmod without root permissions][installing_lmod] for Lmod v6.0

  • release 20150518.01 (May 18th 2015):

    • update section on --search: better examples + highlight ability to search via regular expression (see [Searching for easyconfigs][searching_for_easyconfigs])
    • update release notes for EasyBuild v2.1.1 (see [EasyBuild v2.1.1 (May 18th 2015)][release_notes_eb211])

  • release 20150506.01 (May 6th 2015): updated documentation for EasyBuild v2.1.1

    • add note on $LMOD_CMD fallback to find full path to lmod binary (see [Required modules tool][required_modules_tool])

  • release 20150430.01 (Apr 30th 2015): updated documentation for EasyBuild v2.1.0

    • also cover extensions in page on concepts and terminology (see [Extensions][extensions])
    • add documentation on [Partial installations][partial_installations], covering --stop, --skip and --module-only
    • add documentation on [Manipulating dependencies][manipulating_dependencies], covering --filter-deps and --hide-deps
    • document -module-syntax configuration option (see [Module files syntax (--module-syntax)][module_syntax])
    • add note on detection of unknown $EASYBUILD-prefixed environment variables (see [Environment variables][configuration_env_vars])
    • mention support for prepending/appending to --robot-paths (see [Prepending/appending to the default robot search path][robot_search_path_prepend_append])
    • update release notes for EasyBuild v2.1.0 (see [EasyBuild release notes][release_notes])

  • release 20150425.01 (Apr 25th 2015):

    • add documentation on [Using external modules][using_external_modules]

  • release 20150407.01 (Apr 7th 2015):

    • add link to [Unit tests][unit_tests] page in dedicated section at [Installing EasyBuild][installation] page
    • clarify relation between --installpath, --prefix, -subdir-* and --installpath-* configuration options (see [Software and modules install path][installpath])
    • mention --show-default-configfiles command line option in relevant section (see [Default configuration files][default_configuration_files])

  • release 20150327.01 (Mar 27th 2015):

    • documented deprecated functionality w.r.t. error reporting (see [error and exception log methods no longer raise an exception][depr_error_reporting])

  • release 20150316.01 (Mar 16th 2015):

    • include list of EasyBuild repositories cloned by install-EasyBuild-develop.sh script (see [Installation of latest development version using provided script][install_latest_develop_using_script])

  • release 20150312.01 (Mar 12th 2015):

    • enhance documentation w.r.t. template values in configuration files (see [Templates and constants supported in configuration files][configuration_file_templates_constants])
    • improve documentation on --robot and --robot-paths (see [Controlling the robot search path][controlling_robot_search_path])

  • release 20150310.01 (Mar 10th 2015):

    • document peculiarities w.r.t. dependencies in combination with a dummy toolchain (see [Dependencies][dependency_specs])
    • document clean_gists.py script (see [clean_gists.py][clean_gists_script])
    • mention taking into account of proxy settings for downloading sources (see [Source files, patches and checksums][common_easyconfig_param_sources])

  • release 20150306.03 (Mar 6th 2015): add release notes for EasyBuild v2.0.0 (see [EasyBuild release notes][release_notes])

  • release 20150306.02 (Mar 6th 2015):

    • add documentation on GitHub integration features (see [Integration with GitHub][integration_with_github]), mainly --from-pr (see [Using easyconfigs from pull requests][github_from_pr])
    • document locations where (specified) easyconfig files are being searched for (see [Specifying what to install][specifying_easyconfigs])

  • release 20150306.01 (Mar 6th 2015):

    • add documentation on removed functionality (see [Removed functionality][removed_functionality])
    • clean up documentation on deprecated functionality (see [Deprecated functionality][deprecated])
    • add documentation on provided scripts, in particular fix-broken-easyconfigs.py (see [Useful scripts][useful_scripts])

  • release 20150302.01 (Mar 2nd 2015): update/cleanup documentation on [Alternative installation methods][alt_inst_methods]

  • release 20150227.02 (Feb 27th 2015): add documentation on the EasyBuild unit test suites, see [Unit tests][unit_tests]

  • release 20150227.01 (Feb 27th 2015): enhance documentation w.r.t. to (optional dependencies), see [Installing EasyBuild][installation]

  • release 20150220.01 (Feb 20th 2015):

    • document new advanced bootstrapping options: skipping stage 0 and providing source tarballs (see [Installing EasyBuild][installation])

  • release 20150219.01 (Feb 19th 2015): first updates for EasyBuild v2.0.0

    • extend section on (default) EasyBuild configuration files to also cover $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS (see [Configuration file(s)][configuration_file])

  • release 20150205.01 (Feb 5th 2015): include information on deprecated functionality in (generic) easyblocks (see [Deprecated functionality][deprecated])

  • release 20150126.01 (Jan 26th 2015):

    • fix pip installation prefix option ([Alternative installation methods][alt_inst_methods])
    • clarify need to have modules tool binary available in $PATH ([Installing EasyBuild][installation])

  • release 20150112.01 (Jan 12th 2015): mention need to escape % when setting log file format via config file (see [Logfile format (--logfile-format)][logfile_format])

  • release 20150107.01 (Jan 7th 2015): document behaviour of dummy toolchain ([dummy toolchain (DEPRECATED)][dummy_toolchain])

  • release 20141219.01 (Dec 19th 2014): add release notes for EasyBuild v1.16.1 (see [EasyBuild release notes][release_notes])

  • release 20141218.01 (Dec 18th 2014): add release notes for EasyBuild v1.16.0 (see [EasyBuild release notes][release_notes])

  • release 20141217.01 (Dec 17th 2014): document deprecated functionality in EasyBuild v1.x ([Deprecated functionality][deprecated])

  • release 20141204.02 (Dec 4th 2014): add EasyBuild release notes (see [EasyBuild release notes][release_notes])

  • release 20141204.01 (Dec 4th 2014): updates for EasyBuild v1.16.0

    • document details w.r.t. (controlling of) robot search path, incl. --robot-paths ([Using the EasyBuild command line][using_the_easybuild_command_line])
    • document use of templates and constants in EasyBuild configuration files ([Configuring EasyBuild][configuring_easybuild])
    • bump EasyBuild version to 1.16.0
    • changed release number scheme for documentation (based on datestamp)

  • release 1.0.3 (Dec 3rd 2014): add page on [Code style][code_style]

  • release 1.0.2 (Nov 6th 2014): typo and grammar fixes, update Lmod installation instructions for Lmod v5.8

  • release 1.0.1 (Nov 4th 2014): fix issues with Changelog

  • release 1.0.0 `(Nov 4th 2014)`: initial release of revamped EasyBuild documentation @ http://easybuild.readthedocs.org, covering basic topics:

    • introductory topics:
      • [What is EasyBuild?][what_is_easybuild]
      • [Concepts and terminology][concepts_and_terminology]
      • [Typical workflow example: building and installing WRF][typical_workflow]
    • getting started:
      • [Installing EasyBuild][installation]
      • [Configuring EasyBuild][configuring_easybuild]
    • basic usage topics:
      • [Using the EasyBuild command line][using_the_easybuild_command_line]
      • [Writing easyconfig files: the basics][writing_easyconfig_files]
      • [Understanding EasyBuild logs][understanding_easyBuild_logs]