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This change is combined with the update on the default compiler stacks on our Cray HPCF. See 2017 Compiling environment upgrade on HPCs for more information |
ECMWF is changing the default versions of its software packages and libraries used across all user platforms at the centre on the following dates:
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Version changes
This table summarises the changes in the version of the different packages:
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| ecCodes | 2.1.0 | 2.5.0 | ecCodes Releases | |
| EMOSLIB | 4.4.7 | 4.5.2 | History of EMOSLIB changes | EMOSLIB Releases |
| Magics | 2.31.0 | 2.34.3 | Latest News | Magics Releases |
| Metview | 4.8.3 | 4.9.0 | Metview Releases Metview Bundle | |
| GRIB-API | 1.20.0 | 1.24.0 | GRIB-API Releases | |
| ODB API | 0.16.1 | 0.17.3 | Change history | ODB API Releases |
| ECFLOW | 4.5.0 | 4.7.1 | ecFlow Releases | |
| ECFS user documentation | 2.2.3 | 2.2.4 | - | - |
Please see the Release notes for full details of the changes implemented in each package.
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The next defaults are tagged as "nov17" in modules. After the session the previous defaults will be tagged as "old" |
How to use the new versions for testing BEFORE the update
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Users are strongly encouraged to test their software applications and data processing chain with the new versions of the various software packages before the date of the change to the default versions. |
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module swap metview/nov17 module load Magics/nov17 module swap emos/nov17 module swap eccodes/nov17 |
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 of 10 May will be able to revert to the old default versions. These can be selected with the commands:
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Please let ECMWF know if you need to revert to the old version of any of the packages after the update of the defaults has taken place. |
Reverting to older versions of ecflow (for server only)
Ecflow 4.7.0 introduces a new file format for the checkpoint files, which is where ecflow keeps the state of the suites so it can recover from a failure or a server stop. This new version of ecflow can work with both formats, being able to load a checkpoint from an older version. However, it will always write out the checkpoints using the new format, so older versions of ecflow will not be able to read it.
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