[petsc-dev] How to replace floating point numbers in test outputs?

[Smith, Barry F.]

  Yes, since difference in floating point are considered not a change the REPLACE which only updates files with changes won't update them.

  I don't understand the output below, looks identical to me, why is it a diff? 

  Scott, Perhaps when DIFF_NUMBERS=1 is given the REPLACE should replace if the numbers are different?

   Barry


> On Jan 4, 2020, at 12:37 PM, Stefano Zampini <stefano.zampini at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I would like to overwrite floating point numbers in tests outputs. I remember in the past we could just pass REPLACE=1; it seems it is not possible with the current master.
> 
> I tried the command below (this is a test which produces different floating point values) with no success. Any suggestion on how we can do this?
> 
> $ make -f gmakefile.test test globsearch="mat*ex5_12_B" DIFF_NUMBERS=1 REPLACE=1
> Using MAKEFLAGS: REPLACE=1 DIFF_NUMBERS=1 globsearch=mat*ex5_12_B
>         TEST arch-debug/tests/counts/mat_tests-ex5_12_B.counts
>  ok mat_tests-ex5_12_B
> not ok diff-mat_tests-ex5_12_B # Error code: 1
> #	42,43c42,43
> #	< 0.
> #	< 0.
> #	---
> #	> 1.
> #	> 1.
> #	42,43c42,43
> #	< 0.
> #	< 0.
> #	---
> #	> 1.
> #	> 1.
> 
> # -------------
> #   Summary    
> # -------------
> # FAILED diff-mat_tests-ex5_12_B
> # success 1/2 tests (50.0%)
> # failed 1/2 tests (50.0%)
> # todo 0/2 tests (0.0%)
> # skip 0/2 tests (0.0%)
> #
> # Wall clock time for tests: 0 sec
> # Approximate CPU time (not incl. build time): 0.05 sec
> #
> # To rerun failed tests: 
> #     /usr/bin/make -f gmakefile test test-fail=1
> #
> # Timing summary (actual test time / total CPU time): 
> #   mat_tests-ex5_12_B: 0.03 sec / 0.05 sec
> 
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