[DRMAA-WG] Some thoughts on drmaa_wifaborted vs. DRMAA spec

[Piotr Domagalski]

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Hi all!

According to the spec:

drmaa_wifaborted:
 Evaluates into 'aborted', a non-zero value if 'stat'
 was returned for a job that ended before entering the running state.

so aborted = true IFF the job was deleted before getting into
DRMAA_PS_RUNNING? If so, then it seems that SGE's implementation is
buggy, because it sets aborted for jobs terminated after having
entered the running state.

On the other hand [1], if drmaa_wifaborted() works this way and
drmaa_wifexited():

Evaluates into 'exited' a non-zero value if stat was returned for a
job that either failed after
running or finished after running (see section 2.6). More detailed
diagnosis can be provided by
means of drmaa_wexitstatus().

Then what should I get when the job was terminated (by DRMAA) within
running state? aborted = false, exited = true? What about exit status
then?

[1] I'm asking this question, because I thought for a long time that
this SGE's behavior was according to the specification.

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Piotr Domagalski