Closed xdelaruelle closed 1 year ago
When the set_shell_startup configuration is enabled and several modules are loaded (>20), it may take some time to start a sub-shell.
set_shell_startup
This is especially visible when running a shell script that performs a lot a sub-shell execution.
This issue comes from the automatic refresh evaluation that is performed since Modules 5.0 when spawning a sub-shell.
refresh
It was observed on a setup with complex modulefiles, taking around 50ms each to evaluate. Refreshing 20 loaded modules took a second to complete.
When the
set_shell_startupconfiguration is enabled and several modules are loaded (>20), it may take some time to start a sub-shell.This is especially visible when running a shell script that performs a lot a sub-shell execution.
This issue comes from the automatic
refreshevaluation that is performed since Modules 5.0 when spawning a sub-shell.It was observed on a setup with complex modulefiles, taking around 50ms each to evaluate. Refreshing 20 loaded modules took a second to complete.