# Rose Announce
**URL:** https://cylc.discourse.group/c/rose/rose-announce/8.md
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## [About the Rose Announce category](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/about-the-rose-announce-category/35)
**Author:** [@hilary.j.oliver](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/hilary.j.oliver)\
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Announcements and News about Rose, from the development team. Others can read and reply to posts, but not create new topics.
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## [App portability: /bin/sh](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/app-portability-bin-sh/1268)
**Author:** [@oliver.sanders](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/oliver.sanders)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 10:15am UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/app-portability-bin-sh/1268 "2025-11-27T10:15:34Z")
Rose applications are configured to run commands, e.g: rose-app.conf \[command\] default=my-script "$A" "$B" \[env\] A=1 B=2 These scripts will be executed using /bin/sh. The exact shell that is used to implement /bin/s…
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## [Rose Tip: Git installation](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/rose-tip-git-installation/996)
**Author:** [@oliver.sanders](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/oliver.sanders)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/rose-tip-git-installation/996 "2024-08-05T13:32:27Z")
As of the recent Rose 2.3.0 release, Rose can now install files/directories from Git repositories (in addition to SVN repositories). Some example Rose configuration: # Download the sphinx directory from the master bran…
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## [Rose PYTHONPATH](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/rose-pythonpath/862)
**Author:** [@oliver.sanders](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/oliver.sanders)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/rose-pythonpath/862 "2024-01-22T13:19:33Z")
As of version 2.2.0, Rose no longer respects the PYTHONPATH environment variable. Quick Summary Rose now ignores PYTHONPATH to avoid issues where the Rose software stack conflicts with the environment you are activati…
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## [Rose 2019.01.7 Released](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/rose-2019-01-7-released/461)
**Author:** [@wxtim](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/wxtim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/rose-2019-01-7-released/461 "2022-04-13T14:09:55Z")
Rose 2019.01.7 is standalone release. It is designed to prevent Rose 2019 modifying workflows installed by Cylc 8. Full Changelog
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## [Rose 2: Retirement of \`rose\_prune\` job-log file rsync](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/rose-2-retirement-of-rose-prune-job-log-file-rsync/348)
**Author:** [@oliver.sanders](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/oliver.sanders)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 1:28pm UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/rose-2-retirement-of-rose-prune-job-log-file-rsync/348 "2021-06-10T13:28:56Z")
This relates to the synchronisation of job log files (e.g. job.out, job.err) between job hosts (places where jobs run) and the Scheduler host (the place where the Cylc workflow process runs). The rose\_pune built-in appl…
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## [Cylc8 & Rose template variables (jinja2:suite.rc)](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc8-rose-template-variables-jinja2-suite-rc/295)
**Author:** [@oliver.sanders](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/oliver.sanders)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/cylc8-rose-template-variables-jinja2-suite-rc/295 "2020-12-17T17:17:36Z")
There is a change coming with Cylc8/Rose2 to the way template variables are evaluated. Very few configurations should be affected by this change. Rose2019.01.4 will log warnings when it encounters any template variables…
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## [Rose 2019.01.3 Released](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/rose-2019-01-3-released/242)
**Author:** [@wxtim](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/wxtim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 8:29am UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/rose-2019-01-3-released/242 "2020-05-14T08:29:08Z")
Companion for Cylc Releases 7.8.\[4-6\] and 7.9.\[0-1\] (See Cylc 7.8.6/7.9.1 release announcement) See the release change log for detail
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## [Rose-2019.01.2 Released](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/rose-2019-01-2-released/62)
**Author:** [@matthewrmshin](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/matthewrmshin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/rose-2019-01-2-released/62 "2019-06-12T15:06:02Z")
Rose-2019.01.2 is the perfect companion of Cylc-7.8.3 (see Cylc-7.8.3 announcement). This is a minor release with these changes: Rose commands will now allow mojibake to pass through in diagnostic messages. rose s…