Backport fix to tracked parameter in ExternalLHEProducer causing spurious run transitions (53x)

[bendavid]

backport of https://github.com/cms-sw/cmssw/pull/5818/commits from 73x

[bendavid]

+1

[cmsbuild]

This pull request is fully signed and it will be integrated in one of the next CMSSW_5_3_X IBs unless changes or unless it breaks tests. @smuzaffar can you please take care of it?

[bendavid]

-1
Pending understanding of wmagent fix

[cmsbuild]

A new Pull Request was created by @bendavid (Josh Bendavid) for CMSSW_5_3_X.

Backport fix to tracked parameter in ExternalLHEProducer causing spurious run transitions (53x)

It involves the following packages:

GeneratorInterface/LHEInterface

@cmsbuild, @nclopezo can you please review it and eventually sign? Thanks.
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[ktf]

Is this understood?

[bendavid]

It's understood, but this pull request is intentionally on hold, since the corresponding updates to wmagent need to be tested/deployed first.

[ghost]

@cmsbuild please test

[cmsbuild]

The tests are being triggered in jenkins.

[cmsbuild]

+1
Tested at: 11eae22
https://cmssdt.cern.ch/SDT/jenkins-artifacts/pull-request-integration/PR-5823/2056/summary.html

[bendavid]

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

[cmsbuild]

This pull request is fully signed and it will be integrated in one of the next CMSSW_5_3_X IBs unless changes (tests are also fine). This pull request requires discussion in the ORP meeting before it's merged. @davidlange6, @smuzaffar, @ktf

[davidlange6]

+1