#52: Ensure consistency between configurations on different systems --------------------------+------------------------------------------------- Reporter: anonymous | Owner: mthomas Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: minor | Milestone: Component: SimFactory | Version: Resolution: | Keywords: --------------------------+-------------------------------------------------
Comment (by eschnett):
One of Simfactory's goals is to remove the difference between different machines. Ideally, one would just "submit" a simulation, and some semi- automated mechanism would figure out where to submit (or would submit multiple times and keep only the first job that then starts), or would allow easily to restart on a different system, allows monitoring all current simulations independent of where they are running, etc.
I have two thorn lists (development and production) in two different source trees, and use the same thorn lists on all systems. If a thorn doesn't work on a particular system this is noted in the MDB. I almost never specify a configuration name manually. If the default changed from "sim" to the thorn list name, I would not be bothered much.
In a way, this ticket is already implemented. Simfactory distributes e.g. the manifest directory, and one can set a default thorn list in defs.local.ini.
Are there people who regularly build multiple configurations in the same source tree?