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

[Scott Kruger]

It's a bug.  Fixed in MR !2428

Scott


On 1/4/20 1:27 PM, Smith, Barry F. wrote:
> 
>    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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