[Developers] Patch: New option to print the schedule tree only

[Erik Schnetter]

On Wednesday 15 June 2005 09:23, Tom Goodale wrote:
> Hi,
>
> it was there originally, but didn't get fully implemented, so I think
> someone removed it at some stage.  However rather than adding in a
> new flag, I'd prefer to re-enable this flag and finish its
> implementation.
>
> The flag is supposed to run until after paramcheck, and return with
> an exit code indicating whether all the parameters are ok or not, so
> that you can test your parameter files before submitting them to a
> queue.  It's supposed to take an optional argument, which is the
> number of processors you intend to do the run on, so that the driver,
> although only running on one proc, would setup the grid to the
> appropriate size, and anything, such as BAM, which checks grid sizes
> and number of processors, would have enough info to go on in their
> paramcheck routine.  It was this latter functionality which never got
> implemented.

Are you suggesting to implement this new feature which includes checking 
the grid size as well?  That would be quite a bit of work.  Or do you 
suggest renaming the -S flag to -x?  That would be easy.

For the originally intended -x flag, the wragh bin also needs to be run.  
A lot of stuff happens there which is not necessary when only the 
schedule bin should be printed.  Also, the startup bin is executed 
under control of the flesh, while parameter checking happens under 
control of the driver.  The -x flag thus needs to be implemented in all 
drivers, while the flesh needs to tell the drivers that the -x flag was 
given.

-erik

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