[task #16366] Multiple versions of the one software in one project

[Mohammad Akhlaghi]

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                 Summary: Multiple versions of the one software in one project
                   Group: Maneage
               Submitter: makhlaghi
               Submitted: Mon 08 May 2023 11:00:22 AM BST
         Should Start On: Mon 08 May 2023 12:00:00 AM BST
   Should be Finished on: Mon 08 May 2023 12:00:00 AM BST
                Category: Software
                Priority: 5 - Normal
                  Status: Need Info
                 Privacy: Public
        Percent Complete: 0%
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
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Date: Mon 08 May 2023 11:00:22 AM BST By: Mohammad Akhlaghi <makhlaghi>
While discussing Maneage with Javier Moldon on the side-lines of the
[https://www.granadacongresos.com/skaopenscience SKA Open Science Schol], an
interesting topic came up: if Maneage can accommodate multiple versions of a
software. 

It can happen for example if a colleague's script (that you want to bring into
your shared project) uses a different version of a software from your
components and re-writing that script for your version may not be possible
within time limits.

It is technically possible in Maneage, but requires several tweaks in
low-level components of Maneage (that may not be easy for a new user). 

Javier mentioned that in Snakemake each rule can have its own separate
environment. This is something that we can also implement in Make (a separate
Makefile can have a different shell/environment in its rules for example).

I am defining this task to keep notes on this until an easy-to-implement
solution comes up.

Thanks again to Javier for bringing this interesting problem up.







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