[Condor-users] random() function in classad

[Ian Stokes-Rees <ijstokes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Are classad functions evaluated every time the classad is evaluated?  I
ask, because I would like to add a degree of randomness to a
"periodic_hold" statement, and it would be nice for this to be "fixed". 
I am using DAGman classad templating, so in my ideal world the random
function would be evaluated once when the DAG is read in and resolved,
converting DAG node descriptions with a template classad and a set of
parameters into a "real" classad within Condor.

I can live with it being resolved every time the classad is evaluated,
however.

While on this topic, is there a "randn()" function for a normal
(gaussian) distribution, instead of just uniform distribution with
"random()"?

Ian

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