mxqsub.c: Enforce usage of an unit, and explain it #73

thomas · 2019-03-19T12:15:03Z

Since the default is described as '2G', a user can be mislead
to think gigabytes are the default unit (reasonable in 2019, or).

P.S. IMHO using these 'mimi-bytes' doesn't make it easier.

Since the default is described as '2G', a user can be mislead to think gigabytes are the default unit (reasonable in 2019, or). P.S. IMHO using these 'mimi-bytes' doesn't make it easier.

thomas · 2019-03-19T12:19:06Z

Well, maybe I should have squeezed in the information, that this issue is about specifying the job size :)

wwwutz · 2019-03-19T12:27:49Z

mxqsub.c

-    "        [SIZE] may be suffixed with a combination of T, G and M\n"
-    "               to specify tebibytes, gibibytes and mebibytes.\n"
-    "               Defaults to mebibytes if no suffix is set.\n"
+    "        [SIZE] To specify megabytes, gigabytes or terrabytes,\n"


give me a hint ...

think of planets.

Which system?

Something terestrial I guess ...

Yeah, could be ...

wwwutz · 2019-03-19T12:33:13Z

I don't see how this would make 'clear' anything clearer. I'm not allowed to specify --size=1024000000 anymore, since I'm forced to use M, G or T multiplier?
It states '2G' as the default. I don't see, why anyone should think the default is "G". I would have asked what it was, when the default would have been stated as "2" . Assuming "G" is the default is ... not intelligent.
There is a simple reason using mimi-bytes. Numbers and calculation and preventing discussion and standards. Not look&feel.

thomas · 2019-03-19T14:05:31Z

Cmon...
re1. will you ever use --size=1024000000 or --size=102400000 ? Where are your beloved separators?
re2. But the current default is M, where is this 'more' intelligent?
re3. This might dive into the region where people mutter about disk sizes (One of my favourite challanges on how to not start bashing others). Personally I like the way it is done in a popular command line utilty (ls):

SIZE  is  an integer and optional unit (example: 10M is 10*1024*1024).  Units are K, M, G, T, P, E, Z, Y (powers of 1024) or KB, MB, ... (powers of 1000).

donald · 2019-03-20T15:12:17Z

But people might have submit scripts?

thomas · 2019-03-20T15:29:50Z

That's right, so if they did it the sloppy (clever?) way they will find a terse error message.
Should we discuss a 'migration' phase? No, please not :)

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Since the default is described as '2G', a user can be mislead to think gigabytes are the default unit (reasonable in 2019, or). P.S. IMHO using these 'mimi-bytes' doesn't make it easier.

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