Backport fix to tracked parameter in ExternalLHEProducer causing spurious run transitions (71x)

[bendavid]

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[bendavid]

+1

[cmsbuild]

This pull request is fully signed and it will be integrated in one of the next CMSSW_7_1_X IBs unless changes or unless it breaks tests. @Degano can you please take care of it?

[cmsbuild]

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Tested at: 1d6116c
https://cmssdt.cern.ch/SDT/jenkins-artifacts/pull-request-integration/PR-5824/79/summary.html

[cmsbuild]

This pull request is fully signed and it will be integrated in one of the next CMSSW_7_1_X IBs unless changes (tests are also fine). @Degano can you please take care of it?

[cmsbuild]

Comparison is ready
https://cmssdt.cern.ch/SDT/jenkins-artifacts/pull-request-integration/PR-5824/79/summary.html

[cmsbuild]

A new Pull Request was created by @bendavid (Josh Bendavid) for CMSSW_7_1_X.

Backport fix to tracked parameter in ExternalLHEProducer causing spurious run transitions (71x)

It involves the following packages:

GeneratorInterface/LHEInterface

can you please review it and eventually sign? Thanks.
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@Degano you are the release manager for this.
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[bendavid]

+1
(Production WMAgents in the process of being patched to handle this properly)

[bendavid]

(can this be re-opened?)

[ghost]

@bendavid, reopened

[cmsbuild]

This pull request is fully signed and it will be integrated in one of the next CMSSW_7_1_X IBs unless changes (tests are also fine). This pull request requires discussion in the ORP meeting before it's merged. @davidlange6, @Degano, @ktf, @smuzaffar

[davidlange6]

+1