add support for multiple modulenames in extensions #4716
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This changes the allowed types of the
modulename
extension option:False
to skip the sanity check and always install it when--skip
is usedstr
: Value for%(ext_name)s
in theexts_filter
templatestr
: Multiple names to be used in theexts_filter
template. All resulting commands must succeed.This was previously suggested to allow Perl modules that are part of other Perl modules and hence don't need to be installed multiple times. See easybuilders/easybuild-easyconfigs#12575
It replaces
resolve_exts_filter_template
byconstruct_exts_filter_cmds
as the method now returns a, potentially empty, list which might cause errors if used without expecting a list.The function is only used internally in framework and not by any easyblocks.