The simplest way that I can think of is to check whether the lawp1.error file is empty or not after executing x lapw1. If it is empty after executing 'x lapw1', then lapw1 terminates without any errors. If it is not, then lapw1 terminates with error(s).
On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 2:23 PM Rubel, Oleg <rub...@mcmaster.ca> wrote: > Dear WIEN2k community, > > suppose we have a code that includes a sequence of commands. Before > running the next command, I would like to check if the previous one > completed successfully. It is convenient to use exit codes for that > purpose. Here is a small example in bash (looking for a file that does not > exist): > > [rubel@gra-login3 lambda1]$ ls oleg > ls: cannot access 'oleg': No such file or directory > [rubel@gra-login3 lambda1]$ echo $? > 2 > > Here "echo $?" returns the exit code of a previous command. If it is not > "0", there is a problem (like in this case, there is no "oleg" file). > > Now I try to apply the same strategy to WIEN2k: > > [rubel@gra-login3 lambda1]$ x lapw1 > LAPW1 - Error > 0.001u 0.018s 0:00.06 16.6% 0+0k 23592+16io 67pf+0w > [rubel@gra-login3 lambda1]$ echo $? > 0 > > This is an unexpected result. The exist status is OK in spite of the fact > that LAPW1 exited with an error. Of course, there are error files created > for each program + spin up/dn (even process for parallel calculations). But > it can be quite elaborate to search through them, and it depends on whether > you run lapw1 or lapw2, etc. > > I wonder if there is a _simple_ alternative way for sensing an error? Also > message is not always "XXXXX - Error". It can be different (e.g., > segmentation fault). > > Thank you in advance > Oleg > > -- > Oleg Rubel (PhD, PEng) > Department of Materials Science and Engineering > McMaster University > JHE 359, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8, Canada > Email: rub...@mcmaster.ca > Tel: +1-905-525-9140, ext. 24094 > Web: http://olegrubel.mcmaster > > > _______________________________________________ > Wien mailing list > Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at > http://zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/wien > SEARCH the MAILING-LIST at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/index.html >
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