Re: [Condor-users] macro escape query

[Jaime Frey <jfrey@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mar 4, 2008, at 9:42 AM, Smith, Ian wrote:

> > On Mar 3, 2008, at 11:43 AM, Smith, Ian wrote:
> >
> > > Just a quick question on everyones favourite subject, escaping/
> > > quoting ;-(
> > >
> > > I'm trying to get an evironment variable into the RSL for a job
> > > using Condor-G
> > > and if I try this with globusrun it works a treat:
> > >
> > > &(executable=/usr/ngs/PCGAMESS)(arguments= -r -f -p -i $(HOME)/
> > > bench11.inp -o /home/ngs0456/bench_output -ex /apps/pcgamess/7.x/ 
> > > bin)
> > > (jobType=mpi)(count = 8)(stdout=StdOut.txt)(stderr=StdErr.txt)
> > >
> > > This will no doubt break wrongly because of the mail system but the
> > > important bit is
> > > $(HOME) which should expand as an environment variable on the remote
> > > system.
> > >
> > > In my Condor-G job description file, I started with
> > >
> > > arguments= -r -f -p -i $(HOME)/bench11.inp -o /home/ngs0456/
> > > bench_output -ex /apps/pc-gamess/7.x/bin
> > >
> > > and have tried seemingly every combination of backslashes and quotes
> > > on the $(HOME) bit but I still can't
> > > get the right effect.
> >
> >
> > Your best bet is to use globus_rsl to set the arguments:
> >
> > globus_rsl = (arguments=-r -f -p -i $(HOME)/bench11.inp)
>
> I tried this but Condor still seems to be evaluating $(HOME) as a  
> (undefined) macro and
> substituting a null string. If I look in the log file on the remote
> host, part of this RSL requirements string is:
>
> ("arguments" = "-r" "-f" "-p" "-i" "/bench11.inp" "-o" "/ 
> bench_output" "-ex" "/apps/pc-gamess/7.x/bin" )
>
> Is there a way of quoting/escaping to prevent Condor doing macro
> expansions.


You can escape the $ like so:
globus_rsl = (arguments=-r -f -p -i $(DOLLAR)(HOME)/bench11.inp)

Thanks and regards,
Jaime Frey
UW-Madison Condor Team