[Pw_forum] Corrupting "input_tmp.in" when starting jobs at once

[Layla Martin-Samos]

Dear all independetly of the way one runs pw whatever input is copied
inside input_tmp.in and then the test for xml is done there. this is
something that we can change in the future, it will just make
open_input_file a little more complex.

bests

Layla

2012/2/6 Paolo Giannozzi <giannozz at democritos.it>

>
> On Feb 6, 2012, at 13:26 , Layla Martin-Samos wrote:
>
>  Dear Silvia, we moved to this intermediate input_tmp.in for preparing pw
>> to the automatic detection of xml input format. There is no simple way
>> to overcome this step.
>>
>
> there are a few possibilities to prevent overwriting by other processes:
> - add a unique identifier, e.g. the process ID, to the file name;
> - add a random number to the file name;
> - rename the file to input_tmp_N.in, with N= smallest number such that
>  no input_tmp_N.in is detected;
> but none  is trivial to implement in a portable and safe way.
>
> I don't think however that the input file is copied to input_tmp.in, when
> it is read using the -in option (as opposed to " < file"). So everything
> should work if the -in (or -inp, or -input) option is used.
>
> Paolo
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