Re: [Condor-users] condor_config_val not helpful reporting variables

[Alain Roy <roy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> $ condor_config_val CurrentTime
> condor_config_val CurrentTime
> Not defined: CurrentTime
>
> I'm sure when condor needs CurrentTime it gets it, but condor_config_val
> doesn't find it, nor any other variables not explicitly defined in the
> condor_config file.  And for those defined it won't do the computation
> but simply reports the definition:
>
> $ condor_config_val benchmarktimer
> (CurrentTime - LastBenchmark)

CurrentTime isn't a configuration variable, it is a special ClassAd 
variable. It is only instantiated when evaluating a ClassAd expression.

Some configuration variables contain expressions that are evaluated in a 
ClassAd, but the ClassAd variables cannot be looked up in the configuration 
file.

It can be confusing to distinguish ClassAd variables from configuration 
variables--sorry about that!

-alain