rose suite-run needs to know project name; $PROJECT

[jonnyhtw]

Hi there

We have a new HPC system and our Cylc suite output data now goes here...

/some/base/location/$PROJECT/$USER

... whereas it used to go here...

/some/base/location/$USER.

Some users have multiple projects and hence defining $PROJECT in their ~/.profile (for example) doesn't make a lot of sense.

A temporary solution would be to define $PROJECT in the terminal from which rose suite-run is launched but presumably this will preclude using the Rose GUI for launching suites from?

Any advise gratefully received!

Thanks

Jonny

[hjoliver]

@jonnyhtw - you can export the variable in a terminal before starting the GUI, and then run the suite from the GUI. However, this is slightly painful.

[hjoliver]

For the Rose team:

# rose-suite.conf
[env]
PROJECT=foo

This gets exported before starting up cylc, but after symlinking the run directory.

Could the variable export just be done first?

[matthewrmshin]

OK. I'll have a look at the logic to see if this is possible or not. (I can't see why not at the moment, but there may be subtle things that can cause issues.)

[jonnyhtw]

Thanks Matt

[oliver-sanders]

Hi Jonny,

We have made some changes in the upcoming versions of Rose and Cylc (Rose 2 and Cylc 8):

• rose suite-run is no more.
• cylc install is now used to install workflows.
• The Cylc [install][symlink dirs] config is now used to link the run dir (or bits of it) to specified location(s).
• [install][symlink dirs] can be configured at the site or user level but not the workflow level.
• (although a CLI override exists if you want to change it on a case by case basis).

This page gives a quick overview of the change: cylc 8.0b2 docs

Closing this issue here as it is now outdated (but temporally leaving open #2372 which I think is a duplicate). Feel free to re-raise for Cylc 8 / Rose 2 if the new systems don't solve the problem.

For Cylc 8 / Rose 2 bugs and feature requests:

• For questions, discussions or if you are unsure feel free to drop in on Discourse.
• If it relates to Cylc functionality (e.g. cylc install) please report to https://github.com/cylc/cylc-flow/
• If it relates to Cylc / Rose interaction (e.g. rose-suite.conf) please report to https://github.com/cylc/cylc-rose/
• If it relates to Rose functionality (e.g. rose app-run) please report it here.

[jonnyhtw]

Hi Jonny,

We have made some changes in the upcoming versions of Rose and Cylc (Rose 2 and Cylc 8):

• rose suite-run is no more.
• cylc install is now used to install workflows.
• The Cylc [install][symlink dirs] config is now used to link the run dir (or bits of it) to specified location(s).
• [install][symlink dirs] can be configured at the site or user level but not the workflow level.
• (although a CLI override exists if you want to change it on a case by case basis).

This page gives a quick overview of the change: cylc 8.0b2 docs

Closing this issue here as it is now outdated (but temporally leaving open #2372 which I think is a duplicate). Feel free to re-raise for Cylc 8 / Rose 2 if the new systems don't solve the problem.

For Cylc 8 / Rose 2 bugs and feature requests:

• For questions, discussions or if you are unsure feel free to drop in on Discourse.
• If it relates to Cylc functionality (e.g. cylc install) please report to https://github.com/cylc/cylc-flow/
• If it relates to Cylc / Rose interaction (e.g. rose-suite.conf) please report to https://github.com/cylc/cylc-rose/
• If it relates to Rose functionality (e.g. rose app-run) please report it here.

Hey Oliver,

Thanks for this; sounds all good to me. Yes, I believe #2372 is related to duplicate functionalty.

All the best,

Jonny