Re: [HTCondor-users] Usage of $(HOUR) in submit files

[Andreas Haupt <andreas.haupt@xxxxxxx>]

Hi TJ,

On Wed, 2024-05-29 at 16:41 +0000, John M Knoeller via HTCondor-users wrote:
> Hi Andreas.
> 
> In very old versions of HTCondor, config variables could be $()
> expanded in submit files, I'm not sure this was ever intended
> behavior, but in any case it was causing unintended problems and so
> we changed condor_submit in version 8.4.7 so that $() expansion in
> submit files will only expand submit variables and commands and not
> config variables.

Interesting thing is, it still worked in HTCondor version 10.0.9 and
stopped with version 23.0.x.

> That being said, It would not be hard to add constants like $(HOUR)
> into the table of build-in submit variables so that this particular
> trick would continue to work for you. Â
> 
> Please let me know if you want this and I will open a ticket for the
> work.

No, that's not needed, I guess. I will adapt our documentation
accordingly.

Thanks & cheers,
Andreas
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