Re: [Condor-users] macro escape query

["Smith, Ian" <I.C.Smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: condor-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:condor-users-
> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jaime Frey
> Sent: 03 March 2008 19:19
> To: Condor-Users Mail List
> Subject: Re: [Condor-users] macro escape query
> 
> On Mar 3, 2008, at 11:43 AM, Smith, Ian wrote:
> 
> > Just a quick question on everyones favourite subject, escaping/
> > quoting ;-(
> >
> > I'm trying to get an evironment variable into the RSL for a job
> > using Condor-G
> > and if I try this with globusrun it works a treat:
> >
> > &(executable=/usr/ngs/PCGAMESS)(arguments= -r -f -p -i $(HOME)/
> > bench11.inp -o /home/ngs0456/bench_output -ex /apps/pcgamess/7.x/bin)
> > (jobType=mpi)(count = 8)(stdout=StdOut.txt)(stderr=StdErr.txt)
> >
> > This will no doubt break wrongly because of the mail system but the
> > important bit is
> > $(HOME) which should expand as an environment variable on the remote
> > system.
> >
> > In my Condor-G job description file, I started with
> >
> > arguments= -r -f -p -i $(HOME)/bench11.inp -o /home/ngs0456/
> > bench_output -ex /apps/pc-gamess/7.x/bin
> >
> > and have tried seemingly every combination of backslashes and quotes
> > on the $(HOME) bit but I still can't
> > get the right effect.
> 
> 
> Your best bet is to use globus_rsl to set the arguments:
> 
> globus_rsl = (arguments=-r -f -p -i $(HOME)/bench11.inp)
> 

I tried this but Condor still seems to be evaluating $(HOME) as a (undefined) macro and
substituting a null string. If I look in the log file on the remote
host, part of this RSL requirements string is:

("arguments" = "-r" "-f" "-p" "-i" "/bench11.inp" "-o" "/bench_output" "-ex" "/apps/pc-gamess/7.x/bin" )

Is there a way of quoting/escaping to prevent Condor doing macro
expansions.

cheers,

-ian.