Re: [Condor-users] Executables with dynamic linking

[leo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Thanks Andrew. It works! :)

By the way, I have another question: how about graphics output (e.g.
histograms)? Can they be transfered also?

Leo

> Hi,
>
> I have a user who does just that. It's a bit messy but it does seem
> to work. Assuming you are running on Linux, the trick is to transfer
> the real executable and library using the "transfer_input_files" line
> and submit a shell script as the "executable". The shell script sets
> the environment  (sets up LD_LIBRARY_PATH) and runs the real job.
>
>
> So to run an executable called DLPOLY.X, which reads three input
> files (CONFIG, CONTROL and FIELD) and needs the library libcxa.so.3
> we have the following submit file:
>
> Universe             = vanilla
> Executable           = job.sh
>
> transfer_input_files  = CONFIG,CONTROL,DLPOLY.X,FIELD,libcxa.so.3
> transfer_files        = ALWAYS
>
> Requirements = OpSys == "LINUX" && Memory > 1000
>
> Output       = job.out
> Log          = job.log
> Error        = job.error
> Queue
>
>
> And job.sh looks like:
>
> #!/bin/sh
> export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=`pwd`
> chmod 755 DLPOLY.X libcxa.so.3
> ./DLPOLY.X
> /bin/gzip HISTORY
>
>
> (we compress the results - which may be several Gb of ascii - before
> we finish return the results).
>
> Cheers,
>
> Andrew
>
>
>
> On 27 Sep 2006, at 04:07, leo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Does anyone of you tried to submit a dynamic linked executable
>> using the
>> condor_submit? How do you modify your submit file to include the
>> shared
>> library/or what did you do so that the shared library can be seen
>> when the
>> job is submitted?
>>
>>
>> Leo
>>
>>
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