[Scons-users] [Scons-dev] SCons with shared resource

[Bill Deegan]

Alex,

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See comments below.


On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 3:03 PM, <Alex.Burton at csiro.au> wrote:


> Hi,

>

> I am successfully using scons for batch processing of simulation work.

>

> Unfortunately some of the tasks share resources that prevent them being

> executed in parallel.

> Other tasks are can be run in parallel.

>

> This means that I need to run scons in single processor mode, meaning some

> tasks are unnecessarily serialised.

>

> I am considering modifying the scons code to allow specification of a

> shared resource/ mutex for certain tasks.

>

> Does anyone have any advise as to how this is best implemented ?

>


One simple way to do this is to add a non existant file as a SideEffect()
(see man page).
Of those processes which you want to prevent running in parallel with each
other.
SCons should then avoid running two jobs which touch the same sideeffect
file..

-Bill
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