Re: [Condor-users] Getting Matlab to run with an M-file on Condor

["Mills, Ashley, VF-Group" <Ashley.Mills@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK it would seem as though one can have a job that pops up a window. I
just tried using executable=C:\WINDOWS\sytem32\sol.exe, i.e solitaire
and it execute and appears to run indefinitely. Thus now to tackle
matlab, I am beginning to think you might be right about the environment
issue.

Ashley 

>-----Original Message-----
>From: condor-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx 
>[mailto:condor-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mills, 
>Ashley, VF-Group
>Sent: 31 August 2007 13:28
>To: Condor-Users Mail List
>Subject: Re: [Condor-users] Getting Matlab to run with an 
>M-file on Condor
>
>OK Thanks for your response.
>
>>We've ran a lot of Matlab under Condor albeit using precompiled 
>>executables and it can be *very* difficult to track these things down.
>
>We can't use precompiled executables because the software is 
>actually written in Simulink and parts of it are not supported 
>by Real Time Workshop. 
>
>>Once thing I noticed is that's it's exec'ing "C:\Program Files 
>>(x86)\MATLAB\R2007b\bin\matlab.exe"
>>- is that correct or should it be without the .exe as you'd 
>type it on 
>>the command line. Also does Condor parse that string OK with 
>the space 
>>it ?
>
>I have no idea. I assume it is parsing it correctly given that 
>if I just try using "matlab" as the executable, condor will 
>complain that it cannot find the executable. But when the 
>above string is used, there are no complaints and it says the 
>job was executed.
>
>>What is the default behaviour of this in the absence of an 
>input file ?
>
>I don't know. If it were a normal matlab, it would just open 
>and do nothing, I mean if you run "matlab" from the command 
>line, that is what it does. But condor shouldn't be able to 
>tell the difference, it should just see it as a forver running program?
>
>>Does it exit straight away or pop up a window. In our Condor, 
>under XP, 
>>popping up a window kills the job immediately but - here's 
>the catch - 
>>*silently*.
>
>OK so are you saying that Condor will kill any job that pops 
>up a window? Well that would explain everything because matlab 
>pops up a window.
> 
>>Also does the interpreted version of Matlab need to access any DLLs. 
>>If so can the job find these in it's path (this will usually 
>be null by 
>>default) ?
>
>What do you mean by the interpreted version? Could this be my 
>flaw, assuming that actual matlab will run?
>
>I used getenv = True, and the thing works from the environment 
>from which condor_submit is called.
>
>
>__ THERE ARE NO MORE INLINE COMMENTS __
>
>>A DLL error will again pop up the window of death.
>>
>>Our executables are generally wrapped in a .bat file and the only way 
>>of getting to the bottom of some of the problems has been to 
>put a big 
>>sleep into it then login to the execute host and have a poke 
>around in 
>>condor execute dir. Try blowing away your environment so you get the 
>>same kind of shell as the Condor job then try running the .bat file. 
>>Many times I've found the problem has been a missing DLL.
>>
>>(More on the website: http://www.liv.ac.uk/e-science/condor/matlab/)
>>
>>regards,
>>
>>-ian.
>>
>>------------------------------
>>Dr Ian C. Smith
>>e-Science Team,
>>University of Liverpool,
>>Computing Services Department
>>
>>
>> 
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: condor-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx 
>>> [mailto:condor-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
>>Mills, Ashley,
>>> VF-Group
>>> Sent: 31 August 2007 12:03
>>> To: Condor-Users Mail List
>>> Subject: [Condor-users] Getting Matlab to run with an M-file
>>on Condor
>>> 
>>> I'm having a problem getting matlab to run which seems to be
>>very hard
>>> to diagnose. I'm using the following submit
>>> file:
>>> 
>>> ---- BEGIN SUBMIT FILE ----
>>> Executable = C:\Program Files (x86)\MATLAB\R2007b\bin\matlab.exe
>>> Universe = vanilla
>>> Log = test.log
>>> output = test.out
>>> error = test.err
>>> getenv = True;
>>> transfer_executable = False
>>> should_transfer_files = YES
>>> when_to_transfer_output = ON_EXIT
>>> initialdir = out
>>> transfer_input_files = t:\ashley\test\condor_test\mlab\j1\run.m
>>> Queue
>>> ---- END SUBMIT FILE ----
>>> 
>>> As you can see, I just want to run matlab with no arguments. 
>>> This is a test. I actually want to run it with arguments, 
>but when I 
>>> run it with the argument "-r run" and run.m is one of the files 
>>> transferred, I get the same response as when no arguments are ran:
>>> Matlab exits immediately and doesn't run the m file, I know this 
>>> because I made a really simple m file that just tried to write to a 
>>> file, and it didn't.
>>> 
>>> Here is the starter log:
>>> 
>>> ---- BEGIN STARTER.SLOT1 LOG ----
>>> 1 11:47:52 Starting a VANILLA universe job with ID: 108.0
>>> 8/31 11:47:52 Tracking process family by login "condor-reuse-slot1"
>>> 8/31 11:47:52 IWD: C:\condor/execute\dir_7052
>>> 8/31 11:47:52 Output file: C:\condor/execute\dir_7052\test.out
>>> 8/31 11:47:52 Error file: C:\condor/execute\dir_7052\test.err
>>> 8/31 11:47:52 Renice expr "10" evaluated to 10
>>> 8/31 11:47:52 About to exec C:\Program Files 
>>> (x86)\MATLAB\R2007b\bin\matlab.exe
>>> 8/31 11:47:52 Create_Process succeeded, pid=5992
>>> 8/31 11:47:52 Process exited, pid=5992, status=0
>>> 8/31 11:47:52 Got SIGQUIT.  Performing fast shutdown.
>>> 8/31 11:47:52 ShutdownFast all jobs.
>>> 8/31 11:47:52 ERROR: C:\condor/execute\dir_7052 still exists after 
>>> trying to add Full control to ACLs for PRIV_ROOT
>>> 8/31 11:47:52 **** condor_starter (condor_STARTER) EXITING
>>WITH STATUS
>>> 0
>>> ---- END STARTER.SLOT1 LOG ----
>>> 
>>> Here is the Shadow log:
>>> 
>>> ---- BEGIN SHADOW LOG ----
>>> 8/31 11:47:52 ******************************************************
>>> 8/31 11:47:52 ** condor_shadow (CONDOR_SHADOW) STARTING UP
>>> 8/31 11:47:52 ** C:\condor\bin\condor_shadow.exe
>>> 8/31 11:47:52 ** $CondorVersion: 6.9.3 Jun 13 2007 $
>>> 8/31 11:47:52 ** $CondorPlatform: INTEL-WINNT50 $
>>> 8/31 11:47:52 ** PID = 4336
>>> 8/31 11:47:52 ** Log last touched 8/31 11:47:27
>>> 8/31 11:47:52 ******************************************************
>>> 8/31 11:47:52 Using config source: C:\condor\condor_config
>>> 8/31 11:47:52 Using local config sources: 
>>> 8/31 11:47:52    C:\condor/condor_config.local
>>> 8/31 11:47:52 DaemonCore: Command Socket at <192.168.2.5:2683>
>>> 8/31 11:47:52 Initializing a VANILLA shadow for job 108.0
>>> 8/31 11:47:53 (108.0) (4336): Request to run on
>><192.168.2.1:3439> was
>>> ACCEPTED
>>> 8/31 11:47:54 (108.0) (4336): ZKM: setting default map to (null)
>>> 8/31 11:47:54 (108.0) (4336): Job 108.0 terminated: exited
>>with status
>>> 0
>>> 8/31 11:47:54 (108.0) (4336): **** condor_shadow
>>> (condor_SHADOW) EXITING WITH STATUS 100
>>> ---- END SHADOW LOG ----
>>> 
>>> So it all seems like there is no problem, the job is exiting with 
>>> status 0. But why is it exiting at all? If I run matlab with no 
>>> arguments it should never exit right?
>>> 
>>> Ashley Mills
>>> 
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