add --module-cache-suffix configuration setting to allow multiple (Lmod) caches
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This is useful when having multiple module trees (i.e. different `--installprefix`) to not overwrite the cache file of one with the other when using `--update-modules-tool-cache`. Inspired by how LMod itself creates the cache, e.g. `~/.cache/lmod/spiderT.rapids_x86_64_Linux.lua`
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--module-cache-suffix to allow multiple caches--module-cache-suffix configuration setting to allow multiple (Lmod) caches
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This is useful when having multiple module trees (i.e. different
--installprefix) to not overwrite the cache file of one with the other when using--update-modules-tool-cache. Inspired by how LMod itself creates the cache, e.g.~/.cache/lmod/spiderT.rapids_x86_64_Linux.luaActually the name is created by the default "groupName" hook
The logic is actually:
spiderT.${LMOD_SYSTEM_NAME}_.$(uname -m)_$(uname -s).lua, see https://github.com/TACC/Lmod/blob/55d353b3a3a4649cbaaef18b2f00cdc017d7cc92/src/StandardPackage.lua#L88