[ET Trac] [Einstein Toolkit] #1690: The test system should treat a nonzero exit code from Cactus as a failure

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#1690: The test system should treat a nonzero exit code from Cactus as a failure
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  Reporter:  hinder  |       Owner:                     
      Type:  defect  |      Status:  confirmed          
  Priority:  major   |   Milestone:                     
 Component:  Cactus  |     Version:  development version
Resolution:          |    Keywords:                     
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Comment (by hinder):

 I would like Cactus to provide a little more information about its
 termination than just creating a file when it reaches "Done.".  For
 example, I would like to know the reason for termination.  Was it due to
 TerminationTrigger running out of walltime, in which case the simulation
 is not complete? Or was it due to reaching cctk_final_time, in which case
 it is.  Alternatively, if termination is from CCTK_Error, it would be good
 to get the error message in a file which is easy to parse, so that it can
 be displayed in tables of simulation statuses.  Probably we want to write
 a termination file, as you suggest, but we would need to define the format
 for the content.  We should brainstorm on what other things we might want
 in this file.  Does Cactus already "know" the reason for a termination, or
 do we need to extend the flesh for this?  I think this is outside the
 scope of this ticket, so I have created another one (#1720).  I would
 still like to detect a nonzero exit code, as described in the current
 ticket.   For example, an error which occurred after the termination file
 was written might cause this.

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