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EasyBuild supports the use of modules that were not installed via EasyBuild.
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We refer to such modules as [external modules](https://docs.easybuild.io/en/latest/Using_external_modules.html).
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These modules do not define the `EBROOT*` and `EBVERSION*` environment variables that EasyBuild would define
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External modules do not define the `EBROOT*` and `EBVERSION*` environment variables that EasyBuild would define
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and uses internally in several easyblocks and some easyconfig files.
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This feature is used extensively on Cray systems to interface with the Cray PE (which comes with its own
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External modules are used extensively on Cray systems to interface with the Cray PE (which comes with its own
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modules and cannot be installed via EasyBuild):
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[external modules can be used as dependencies](https://docs.easybuild.io/en/latest/Using_external_modules.html#using-external-modules-as-dependencies),
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## EasyBuild Metadata for external modules
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[Metadata](https://docs.easybuild.io/en/latest/Using_external_modules.html#metadata-for-external-modules)
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can be supplied to EasyBuild for external modules: using the `--external-modules-metadata`
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can be supplied to EasyBuild for external modules: using the `--external-modules-metadata`
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configuration option, the location of one or more metadata files can be specified.
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The environment variable `$EBROOTFFTW` will also be defined according to the `prefix` specified in the metadata file.
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On LUMI, users in generally don't need to be too concerned about the metadata file as the EasyBuild-user (and other hidden
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EasyBuild configuration modules) take care of pointing to the right metadata file, which is specific for each version of the
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Cray PE and hence each version of the LUMI software stack.
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*[[next: Implementing easyblocks]](2_04_implementing_easyblocks.md)*

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