On Monday 19 October 2009 14:23:34 logg wrote: > On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 11:42:09AM -0000, Johan Hake wrote: > > On Monday 19 October 2009 13:28:36 logg wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 10:11:55AM -0000, Johan Hake wrote: > > > > Public bug reported: > > > > > > > > A user cannot send command line options to both PETSc and a user > > > > defined parameters > > > > > > > > ./app --petsc.foo --petsc.bar --my_foo bar > > > > > > > > Reproduce error: > > > > Save the following in a file parameter_fail.py > > > > > > > > ********************************************* > > > > from dolfin import * > > > > > > > > par = Parameters("app_par", bar="foo") > > > > > > > > parameters.parse() > > > > par.parse() > > > > ********************************************* > > > > > > > > and run it from the prompt using > > > > > > > > python parameter_fail.py --petsc.mat_view_draw --bar=baz > > > > > > > > ** Affects: dolfin > > > > Importance: Undecided > > > > Status: New > > > > > > Should we make the parse() command just parse the parameter it knows > > > and ignore others? > > > > Good question. I have thought of this too. The nice thing with a > > complaining parser is that we get notice when we type an error. > > > > Another way is to always check for dolfin. and petsc. parameters and just > > ignore them while parsing ordinary parameters, and ignore all other when > > parsing the global parameters. > > > > Not sure what's most intuitive and correct. > > I suggest we start with the simplest option which is to do the same > thing in both cases (not complain). > > We could perhaps be verbose when we parse parameters: > > Parsing command-line parameter "foo" with value 1.0. > Parsing command-line parameter "bar" with value "xxx". > Passing command-line option "..." to PETSc. > Ignoring unknown command-line option "...".
Agree Johan > -- > Anders > -- Parsing command line options for several parameters fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/452950 You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to DOLFIN. Status in DOLFIN: New Bug description: A user cannot send command line options to both PETSc and a user defined parameters ./app --petsc.foo --petsc.bar --my_foo bar Reproduce error: Save the following in a file parameter_fail.py ********************************************* from dolfin import * par = Parameters("app_par", bar="foo") parameters.parse() par.parse() ********************************************* and run it from the prompt using python parameter_fail.py --petsc.mat_view_draw --bar=baz _______________________________________________ DOLFIN-dev mailing list DOLFIN-dev@fenics.org http://www.fenics.org/mailman/listinfo/dolfin-dev