Re: [HTCondor-users] RunBenchmark variable

[Todd Tannenbaum <tannenba@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 8/24/2020 5:19 AM, Xavier OUVRARD wrote:

> Dear all,
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>       in the HTcondor configuration file on the machines, I found:
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>       RunBenchmarks : (   ( (LastBenchmark == 0 ) || ($(BenchmarkTimer)
>       >= (4 * $(HOUR))) ) && (TotalLoadAvg <= 0.05)  )
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>       The semi-column seems weird, as it is the only place where such an
>       affectation is done. Should not it been an = ?
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    You are correct, it indeed can (should?) be an equals ("=") sign....
    the semi-colon is how the syntax used to be many years ago...
    
> Moreover,
>       should not RunBenchmarks be in Uppercases ?
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>     
    
    Configuration knob names in HTCondor config files are case
    insensitive.  By convention, they are usually all upper-case, but
    the software does not care.
    
    regards,
    Todd