[bugfix] Do not symlink against report files in non-default locations

docs/manpage.rst

@@ -367,11 +367,15 @@ Options controlling ReFrame output
    The file where ReFrame will store its report.
 
    The ``FILE`` argument may contain the special placeholder ``{sessionid}``, in which case ReFrame will generate a new report each time it is run by appending a counter to the report file.
+   If the report is generated in the default location (see the :attr:`~config.general.report_file` configuration option), a symlink to the latest report named ``latest.json`` will also be created.
 
    This option can also be set using the :envvar:`RFM_REPORT_FILE` environment variable or the :attr:`~config.general.report_file` general configuration parameter.
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.1
 
+   .. versionadded:: 4.2
+      Symlink to the latest report is now created.
+
 .. option:: --report-junit=FILE
 
    Instruct ReFrame to generate a JUnit XML report in ``FILE``.

reframe/core/runtime.py

@@ -170,10 +170,23 @@ def get_option(self, option, default=None):
         :returns: The value of the option.
 
         .. versionchanged:: 3.11.0
-          Add ``default`` named argument.
+           Add ``default`` named argument.
         '''
         return self._site_config.get(option, default=default)
 
+    def get_default(self, option):
+        '''Get the default value for the option as defined in the configuration
+        schema.
+
+        :arg option: The option whose default value is requested
+        :returns: The default value of the requested option
+        :raises KeyError: if option does not have a default value
+
+        .. versionadded:: 4.2
+        '''
+
+        return self._site_config.schema['defaults'][option]
+
 
 # Global resources for the current host
 _runtime_context = None

reframe/frontend/cli.py

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
-import functools
 import inspect
 import itertools
 import json
@@ -1379,36 +1378,18 @@ def module_unuse(*paths):
                     json_report['restored_cases'].append(report.case(*c))
 
             report_file = runreport.next_report_filename(report_file)
+            default_loc = os.path.dirname(
+                osext.expandvars(rt.get_default('general/report_file'))
+            )
             try:
-                with open(report_file, 'w') as fp:
-                    if rt.get_option('general/0/compress_report'):
-                        jsonext.dump(json_report, fp)
-                    else:
-                        jsonext.dump(json_report, fp, indent=2)
-                        fp.write('\n')
-
-                printer.info(f'Run report saved in {report_file!r}')
+                runreport.write_report(json_report, report_file,
+                                       rt.get_option(
+                                           'general/0/compress_report'),
+                                       os.path.dirname(report_file) == default_loc)
             except OSError as e:
                 printer.warning(
                     f'failed to generate report in {report_file!r}: {e}'
                 )
-            else:
-                # Add a symlink to the latest report
-                with osext.change_dir(basedir):
-                    link_name = 'latest.json'
-                    create_symlink = functools.partial(
-                        os.symlink, os.path.basename(report_file), link_name
-                    )
-                    if not os.path.exists(link_name):
-                        create_symlink()
-                    else:
-                        if os.path.islink(link_name):
-                            os.remove(link_name)
-                            create_symlink()
-                        else:
-                            printer.warning('could not create a symlink '
-                                            'to the latest report file; '
-                                            'path exists and is not a symlink')
 
             # Generate the junit xml report for this session
             junit_report_file = rt.get_option('general/0/report_junit')

reframe/frontend/runreport.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 
 import decimal
+import functools
 import json
 import jsonschema
 import lxml.etree as etree
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@
 import reframe as rfm
 import reframe.core.exceptions as errors
 import reframe.utility.jsonext as jsonext
+import reframe.utility.osext as osext
+from reframe.core.logging import getlogger
 from reframe.core.warnings import suppress_deprecations
 
 # The schema data version
@@ -179,6 +182,36 @@ def load_report(*filenames):
     return rpt
 
 
+def write_report(report, filename, compress=False, link_to_last=False):
+    with open(filename, 'w') as fp:
+        if compress:
+            jsonext.dump(report, fp)
+        else:
+            jsonext.dump(report, fp, indent=2)
+            fp.write('\n')
+
+        if not link_to_last:
+            return
+
+        # Add a symlink to the latest report
+        basedir = os.path.dirname(filename)
+        with osext.change_dir(basedir):
+            link_name = 'latest.json'
+            create_symlink = functools.partial(
+                os.symlink, os.path.basename(filename), link_name
+            )
+            if not os.path.exists(link_name):
+                create_symlink()
+            else:
+                if os.path.islink(link_name):
+                    os.remove(link_name)
+                    create_symlink()
+                else:
+                    getlogger().warning('could not create a symlink '
+                                        'to the latest report file: '
+                                        'path exists and is not a symlink')
+
+
 def junit_xml_report(json_report):
     '''Generate a JUnit report from a standard ReFrame JSON report.'''
 

test_reframe.py

@@ -39,7 +39,12 @@
         '--rfm-help', action='help', help='Print this help message and exit.'
     )
     options, rem_args = parser.parse_known_args()
-    test_util.USER_CONFIG_FILE = options.rfm_user_config
+
+    user_config = options.rfm_user_config
+    if user_config is not None:
+        user_config = os.path.abspath(user_config)
+
+    test_util.USER_CONFIG_FILE = user_config
     test_util.USER_SYSTEM = options.rfm_user_system
     test_util.init_runtime()
 

unittests/resources/config/settings.py

@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
         {
             'name': 'unittest',
             'options': [
-                '-c unittests/resources/checks/hellocheck.py',
+                '-n ^HelloTest$',
                 '-p builtin',
                 '-S local=1'
             ]