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diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/module_file_support.rst b/lib/spack/docs/module_file_support.rst index f92583246f..216c4998b8 100644 --- a/lib/spack/docs/module_file_support.rst +++ b/lib/spack/docs/module_file_support.rst @@ -629,8 +629,9 @@ by its dependency; when the dependency is autoloaded, the executable will be in PATH. Similarly for scripting languages such as Python, packages and their dependencies have to be loaded together. -Autoloading is enabled by default for Lmod, as it has great builtin support for through -the ``depends_on`` function. For Environment Modules it is disabled by default. +Autoloading is enabled by default for Lmod and Environment Modules. The former +has builtin support for through the ``depends_on`` function. The latter uses +``module load`` statement to load and track dependencies. Autoloading can also be enabled conditionally: @@ -654,8 +655,10 @@ The allowed values for the ``autoload`` statement are either ``none``, In the ``tcl`` section of the configuration file it is possible to use the ``prerequisites`` directive that accepts the same values as ``autoload``. It will produce module files that have a ``prereq`` - statement, which can be used to autoload dependencies in some versions - of Environment Modules. + statement, which autoloads dependencies on Environment Modules when its + ``auto_handling`` configuration option is enabled. If Environment Modules + is installed with Spack, ``auto_handling`` is enabled by default starting + version 4.2. Otherwise it is enabled by default since version 5.0. ------------------------ Maintaining Module Files |