Throughout the years, new software packages and multiple versions of them have been deployed on our different computing platforms. In preparation for our future migration to Bologna - New Data Centre, we will be streamlining the number of software packages and their versions available, so the majority of the user base is on recent software stacks prior to our move.
In a first stage in September, we removed the modules for those versions. Now is time to close the access to the actual deployments and installations for those software packages and libraries. Although they are not going to be deleted at this point, they will become unavailable.
Any jobs or programs using any of those items on the list below will most likely fail after the change.
If you are using any of the versions affected, we strongly recommend moving to the default version for that particular package
If you have any concerns, please get in touch with our servicedesk@ecmwf.int.
When?
The session is scheduled for Wednesday 27 November 2019 at 11:00 UTC
Where?
The platforms affected are:
- All clusters in our High Performance Computing Facility, mainly CCA and CCB
- ECGATE
- Linux Clusters
- Linux Desktops
Packages to be retired
Package | Version |
|---|---|
| Magics | 2.20.2 |
| Magics | 2.24.2 |
| Magics | 2.26.2 |
| Magics | 2.29.6 |
| Magics | 2.30.0 |
| Magics | 2.32.0 |
| Magics | 2.32.2 |
| Magics | 2.33.0 |
| Magics | 2.35.0 |
| Magics | 3.0.1 |
| Magics | 3.0.2 |
| Magics | 3.0.3 |
| Magics | 3.2.1 |
| Magics | 3.3.1 |
| R | 3.0.1 |
| R | 3.1.0 |
| R | 3.1.3 |
| R | 3.5.1 |
| batch_utils | 1.0.1 |
| batch_utils | 1.1 |
| batch_utils | 1.2 |
| batch_utils | 1.3 |
| batch_utils | 1.5 |
| cairo | 1.15.4 |
| cdftools | 2.1 |
| cdo | 1.6.0 |
| cdo | 1.6.3 |
| cdo | 1.7.0 |
| cdo | 1.9.1 |
| cdo | 1.9.2 |
| cgal | 4.1 |
| clang | 3.3 |
| clang | 3.4 |
| clang | 5.0.1 |
| cmake | 2.8.11.2 |
| cmake | 3.0.2 |
| cmake | 3.1.2 |
| cmake | 3.12.0 |
| cmake | 3.6.2 |
| cmake | 3.7.1 |
| cmor | 2.9.3 |
| cmor | 3.2.2 |
| cmor | 3.2.3 |
| cmor | 3.3.3 |
| codes_ui | 1.0.1 |
| codes_ui | 1.1.0 |
| codes_ui | 1.1.0-develop |
| codes_ui | 1.2.0-develop |
| codes_ui | 1.2.2 |
| codes_ui | 1.2.3 |
| comfies | 0.1 |
| comfies | 0.3 |
| comfies | 0.4 |
| comfies | 0.5 |
| comfies | 0.6 |
| comfies | 1.0.2 |
| comfies | 1.0.3 |
| comfies | 1.0.4 |
| darshan | 2.3.1-pre1 |
| doxygen | 1.8.5 |
| ecaccess | 4.0.2t |
| ecbuild | 1.3.1 |
| ecbuild | 1.3.2 |
| ecbuild | 1.5.0 |
| ecbuild | 1.9.0 |
| ecbuild | 2.1.0 |
| ecbuild | 2.2.0 |
| ecbuild | 2.3.0 |
| ecbuild | 2.3.1 |
| ecbuild | 2.5.0 |
| ecbuild | 2.5.1 |
| ecbuild | 2.6.1 |
| ecbuild | 2.6.2 |
| ecbuild | 2.7.0 |
| ecbuild | 2.7.1 |
| ecbuild | 2.7.2 |
| ecbuild | 2.7.3 |
| ecbuild | 2.8.1 |
| ecbuild | 2.9.0 |
| ecbuild | 2.9.2 |
| ecbuild | 2.9.3 |
| ecbuild | 2.9.4 |
| eccodes | 0.16.0 |
| eccodes | 2.1.0tmp |
| eccodes | 2.12.1 |
| eccodes | 2.6.1 |
| eccodes | 2.9.1 |
| ecflow | 4.0.0 |
| ecflow | 4.0.1 |
| ecflow | 4.0.2 |
| ecflow | 4.0.3 |
| ecflow | 4.0.3.todel |
| ecflow | 4.0.4 |
| ecflow | 4.0.5 |
| ecflow | 4.0.6 |
| ecflow | 4.0.8 |
| ecflow | 4.0.8rc1 |
| ecflow | 4.0.9 |
| ecflow | 4.11.0 |
| ecflow | 4.11.0-develop |
| ecflow | 4.12.0-develop |
| ecflow | 4.13.0 |
| ecflow | 4.14.0 |
| ecflow | 4.4.0 |
| ecflow | 4.6.0 |
| ecflow | 4.6.1 |
| ecflow | 4.7.0 |
| ecflow | 4.8.0 |
| ecflow | x4.6.0-develop |
| ecfs | 2.0.12 |
| ecfs | 2.0.13rc1 |
| ecfs | 2.0.13rc2 |
| ecfs | 2.2.0 |
| ecfs | 2.2.0-rc1 |
| ecfs | 2.2.0-rc3 |
| ecfs | 2.2.1-rc1 |
| ecfs | 2.2.1-rc2 |
| ecfs | 2.2.2-rc1 |
| eckit | 0.12.0 |
| eckit | 0.13.0 |
| eckit | 0.23.0 |
| eclib | 20131118 |
| eclib | 20131205 |
| ecmp | 1.1.0 |
| ecpds | 4.0.0_2013110301 |
| ecpds | 4.0.2_2014051101 |
| ecpds | 4.0.2_2014271101 |
| extrae | 3.4.3 |
| extrae | 3.6.1 |
| extrae | 3.6.1-single-mpi-lib |
| fcm | 2014.09.0 |
| ferret | 7.2 |
| ferret | 7.3-standalone |
| ferret | 7.4.2 |
| fftw | 3.3.7 |
| forge | 18.0.1 |
| gcc | 8.2.0 |
| gdal | 1.9.2 |
| gdal | 2.0.2 |
| git | 1.8.4 |
| git | 2.6.1 |
| grib_api | 1.12.0 |
| grib_api | 1.12.1 |
| grib_api | 1.12.3 |
| grib_api | 1.12.3.OLD |
| grib_api | 1.12.3_dbg |
| grib_api | 1.13.0 |
| grib_api | 1.19.0 |
| grib_api | 1.21.0 |
| grib_api | 1.22.0 |
| grib_api | 1.23.0 |
| grib_api | 1.23.1 |
| grib_api | 1.25.0 |
| grib_api | 1.26.0 |
| hdf5 | 1.10.2 |
| idl | 8.2 |
| idl | 8.5.1 |
| ifs-git-tools | 1.10.0 |
| ifs-git-tools | 1.11.0 |
| ifs-git-tools | develop |
| ifs-support | CY41R2.1.WORKS.8.3.1.login |
| ifs-support | CY41R2.NOTWORK.8.3.1 |
| ifs-support | CY43R1.2 |
| ifs-support | CY43R1.4 |
| ifs-support | CY43R1.5 |
| ifs-support | CY43R1.6 |
| ifs-support | CY43R1.7 |
| ifs-support | CY43R3.1 |
| ifs-support | CY43R3.10 |
| ifs-support | CY43R3.11 |
| ifs-support | CY43R3.2 |
| ifs-support | CY43R3.3 |
| ifs-support | CY43R3.4 |
| ifs-support | CY43R3.5 |
| ifs-support | CY43R3.6 |
| ifs-support | CY43R3.9 |
| ifs-support | CY44R1.0 |
| ifs-support | CY45 |
| ifs-support | CY45R1.0 |
| ifs-support | CY45R1.1 |
| ifs-support | CY45R1.2 |
| ifs-support | CY45R1.4 |
| ifs-support | CY45R1.5 |
| ifs-support | CY45R1.8 |
| libemos | 392 |
| libemos | 400 |
| libemos | 421 |
| libemos | 422 |
| libemos | 430 |
| libemos | 431 |
| libemos | 444 |
| libemos | 445 |
| libemos | 447 |
| libemos | 448 |
| libemos | 449 |
| libemos | 450 |
| libemos | 451 |
| libemos | 453 |
| libemos | 454 |
| libemos | 456 |
| libemos | 457 |
| libemos | 459 |
| libemos | 460 |
| met3d | 1.3.0 |
| met3d | 2017-11 |
| metpy | 6.0.1 |
| metpy | 6.0.3 |
| metpy | 6.0.4 |
| metview-python | 0.8.4 |
| metview-python | 0.8.5dev |
| metview-python | 0.8.6 |
| metview-python | 0.9.1 |
| metview-python | 1.0.0 |
| metview | 4.4.5 |
| metview | 4.6.5 |
| metview | 4.7.1 |
| metview | 4.7.2 |
| metview | 4.8.0 |
| metview | 4.8.2 |
| metview | 4.8.4 |
| metview | 4.8.5 |
| metview | 4.8.6 |
| metview | 5.0.0-alpha-8 |
| metview | 5.0.0-beta-1 |
| metview | 5.0.1 |
| metview | 5.0.2 |
| metview | 5.1.0-develop |
| metview | 5.1.1 |
| metview | 5.2.0 |
| metview | 5.2.0-develop |
| metview | 5.2.1 |
| metview | 5.2.2 |
| metview | 5.2.4 |
| metview | 5.3.0 |
| metview | 5.3.0-develop |
| metview | 5.4.0 |
| metview | 5.4.0-develop |
| metview | 5.5.0 |
| metview | 5.5.0-develop |
| metview | 5.5.1 |
| metview | 5.6.0-develop2 |
| nag | 22 |
| nag | 23 |
| ncl | 6.1.2 |
| ncl | 6.2.0 |
| ncl | 6.3.0 |
| nco | 4.0.8 |
| nco | 4.6.1 |
| odb | 1.0.6 |
| odb_api | 0.10.0 |
| odb_api | 0.10.5 |
| odb_api | 0.10.5.4 |
| odb_api | 0.11.3 |
| odb_api | 0.12.0 |
| odb_api | 0.17.2 |
| odb_api | 0.17.4 |
| odb_api | 0.17.5 |
| openmpi | 1.10.3 |
| openmpi | 1.10.4 |
| openmpi | 3.0.1 |
| panoply | 4.5.1 |
| panoply | 4.7.0 |
| pgen | 0.10.0.0 |
| pgen | 0.10.0.1 |
| pgen | 0.11.0.0 |
| pgen | 0.11.0.1 |
| pgen | 0.12.0.0 |
| pgen | 0.12.0.1 |
| pgen | 0.2.0.0 |
| pgen | 0.6.0.0 |
| pgen | 0.7.0.0 |
| pgen | 0.7.0.1 |
| pgen | 0.8.0.0 |
| pgen | 0.9.0.0 |
| pgen | 0.9.1.0 |
| pgen | 0.9.2.0 |
| pgen | 1.1.0.0 |
| pgen | 1.1.1.0 |
| pgen | 1.1.2.0 |
| pgen | 1.1.3.0 |
| pgen | 1.1.5.0 |
| pgen | 1.1.5.1 |
| pgen | 1.2.0.0 |
| prepifs | 1.9.1-165 |
| prepifs | 1.9.1-168 |
| prepifs | 1.9.1-635 |
| prepifs | 1.9.1-702 |
| prepifs | 1.9.1-791 |
| prepifs | 1.9.1-816 |
| prepifs | 1.9.1-823 |
| pyg2p | 2.0.1 |
| python | 2.7.3-01 |
| python | 2.7.6-01 |
| python3 | 3.5.1-01 |
| python3 | 3.6.1-01 |
| quaver | 1.2.2.1 |
| quaver | 1.2.4 |
| rttov | 11.3 |
| slurm | 14.03.7 |
| subversion | 1.9.5 |
| swig | 3.0.12 |
| valgrind | 3.13.0 |
ECMWF is updating the default versions of its software packages and libraries used across all user platforms at the centre as part of the regular update cycle.
When?
The changes will take place on Wednesday 13 November 2019 11:00 - 11:30 UTC
What platforms are affected?
All user platforms at the centre will see their default additional software stack updated:
- All clusters in our High Performance Computing Facility, mainly CCA and CCB
- ECGATE
- Linux Clusters
- Linux Desktops
The next defaults are tagged as "nov19" in modules. After the session the previous defaults will be tagged as "old"
Table of contents
Highlights
A number of bug fixes and performance improvements have been introduced on the different versions to become default. Here are some of the most relevant new features:
- ecCodes, the heart of GRIB and BUFR handling, brings its usual support for new GRIB parameters along with numerous fixes for extra stability. There are performance improvements for decoding/encoding GRIB data in a multi-threaded program as well as new options for the grib_ls and grib_dump tools.
- Metview, ECMWF's interactive and batch software for manipulation and plotting of data, brings several new Macro/Python functions, including
ml_to_hl(), which converts GRIB data from model levels to height above ground or sea level. Also in this release is an improved inline Help sidebar in the Code Editor. - CodesUI, the standalone combination of Metview's GRIB and BUFR examiners, added new tab called Descriptors to show all the expanded descriptors (metadata only) of the given message.
- Magics, ECMWF's plotting library, adds some smaller fixes.
How to use the new versions for testing BEFORE the update
The new versions of the software packages can be selected by using the nov19 tag in modules. For example:
module swap metview/nov19 module load Magics/nov19 module load bufrdc/nov19 module swap eccodes/nov19
How to revert to the old versions in case of problems AFTER the update
Users that experience problems with the new default software packages after the update will be able to revert to the old default versions. These can be selected with the commands:
module swap metview/old module load Magics/old module load bufrdc/old module swap eccodes/old
Version changes
This table summarises the changes in the version of the different packages:
| Package | Default version | Release notes | Download page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | |||
| CodesUI | 1.2.4 | 1.2.7 | CodesUI - Releases | |
| ecCodes | 2.12.5 | 2.14.0 | Latest news | ecCodes Releases |
| ecFlow | 4.12.0 | 4.17.0 | ecFlow Releases | |
| Magics | 4.0.3 | 4.2.0 | Latest News | Magics Releases |
| Metview | 5.5.4 | 5.7.2 | Metview Releases Metview Bundle | |
| ODB API | 0.18.1 | 0.19.1 | Change history | ODB API Releases |
| ODB | 1.0.8 | 1.0.11 | - | - |
Please see the Release notes for full details of the changes implemented in each package.
ecCodes is now the official ECMWF encoder and decoder for GRIB and BUFR formats. It superseded GRIB-API, for the GRIB format, and EMOSLIB, for the BUFR. If you still use any of those, we encourage you to migrate to ecCodes. EMOSLIB is, in fact, no longer updated. The standalone BUFRDC package is also installed to help in the migration.
| Package | Default version | |
|---|---|---|
| Before | After | |
| BUFRDC | 4.6.1 | 4.6.3 |