makeflow_linker(1)
NAME
makeflow_linker - automatic dependency location for workflows
SYNOPSIS
makeflow_linker [options] <workflow_description>
DESCRIPTION
makeflow_linker is a tool for automatically determining dependencies of workflows. It accepts a workflow description, currently Makeflow syntax is required, and recursively determines the dependencies and produces a self-contained package. makeflow_linker supports Python, Perl, and shared libraries.
makeflow_linker finds dependencies by static analysis. eval and other dynamic code loading may obscure dependencies causing makeflow_linker to miss some critical dependencies. Therefore it is recommended to avoid these techniques when desiging a workflow.
OPTIONS
--dry-run | Run without creating directories or copying dependencies.
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-h, --help | Show this help screen.
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-n, --use-named | Do not copy files which are part of a named dependency, e.g. standard libraries.
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-o,--output <directory> |
| Specify output directory.
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--verbose | Output status during run.
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-v, --version | Display version information.
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EXIT STATUS
On success, returns zero. On failure (typically permission errors), returns non-zero.
BUGS
- The makeflow_linker does not check for naming collisions beyond the initial workflow inputs.
- The makeflow_linker relies on regex parsing of files
EXAMPLES
Package a workflow:
makeflow_linker -o example_mf example.mf
Run packaged workflow:
makeflow example_mf/example.mf
COPYRIGHT
The Cooperative Computing Tools are Copyright (C) 2003-2004 Douglas Thain and Copyright (C) 2005-2015 The University of Notre Dame. This software is distributed under the GNU General Public License. See the file COPYING for details.
SEE ALSO
CCTools 7.0.21 FINAL released on