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.github/workflows/developer.yml

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
-        config: ["asan/warning check", "docs/code coverage"]
+        config: ["asan/warning check", "docs/code coverage", "extra"]
 
     steps:
 
@@ -53,12 +53,21 @@ jobs:
       with:
         path: g2
 
+    - name: cache-data-extra
+      if: matrix.config == 'extra'
+      id: cache-data-extra
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      with:
+        path: ~/data_extra
+        key: data-developer-7
+
     - name: cache-data
+      if: matrix.config == 'asan/warning check' || matrix.config == 'docs/code coverage'
       id: cache-data
       uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: ~/data
-        key: data-developer-5
+        key: data-developer-6
 
     - name: asan
       if: matrix.config == 'asan/warning check'
@@ -77,19 +86,38 @@ jobs:
         set -x
         cd g2
         mkdir build
+        ls -l $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/nceplibs/NCEPLIBS-g2c/bin
         doxygen --version
         cd build
         cmake -DBUILD_UTILS=ON -DG2C_COMPARE=OFF -DUSE_AEC=ON -DFTP_LARGE_TEST_FILES=ON -DENABLE_DOCS=ON -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/nceplibs/jasper;$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/nceplibs/NCEPLIBS-bacio;$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/nceplibs/NCEPLIBS-w3emc;$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/nceplibs/NCEPLIBS-ip;$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/nceplibs/NCEPLIBS-g2c" -DFTP_TEST_FILES=ON -DTEST_FILE_DIR=/home/runner/data ..
         make -j2 VERBOSE=1
         ctest --verbose --output-on-failure --rerun-failed
         gcovr --root .. -v  --html-details --exclude ../tests --exclude CMakeFiles --print-summary -o test-coverage.html &> /dev/null
 
+    - name: build
+      if: matrix.config == 'extra'
+      run: |
+        set -x
+        cd g2
+        mkdir build
+        ls -l $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/nceplibs/NCEPLIBS-g2c/bin
+        cd build
+        cmake -DBUILD_UTILS=ON -DG2C_COMPARE=ON -DUSE_AEC=ON -DFTP_TEST_FILES=ON -DTEST_FILE_DIR=/home/runner/data_extra -DFTP_LARGE_TEST_FILES=ON -DFTP_EXTRA_TEST_FILES=ON -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/nceplibs/jasper;$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/nceplibs/NCEPLIBS-bacio;$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/nceplibs/NCEPLIBS-w3emc;$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/nceplibs/NCEPLIBS-ip;$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/nceplibs/NCEPLIBS-g2c" ..
+        make -j2 VERBOSE=1
+        ctest --verbose --output-on-failure --rerun-failed
+
     - name: cache-data
       if: steps.cache-data.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       run: |
         mkdir ~/data
         cp $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/g2/build/tests/data/* ~/data
 
+    - name: cache-data-extra
+      if: steps.cache-data-extra.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      run: |
+        mkdir ~/data_extra
+        cp $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/g2/build/tests/data/* ~/data_extra
+
     - name: upload-test-coverage
       if: matrix.config == 'docs/code coverage'
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4

test_utils/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ endif()
 
 # Run these shell tests.
 if(BUILD_4)
-  if(BUILD_D)
-    gu_test(run_copygb2_tests2)
-  endif()
   gu_test(run_cnvgrib_tests)
   gu_test(run_degrib2_tests)
   gu_test(run_grb2index_tests)
@@ -94,7 +91,7 @@ gu_test(run_copygb_tests)
 gu_test(run_grbindex_tests)
 
 if(G2C_COMPARE)
-  find_program(G2C_COMPARE g2c_compare)
+  find_program(G2C_COMPARE g2c_compare REQUIRED)
   gu_test(run_copygb2_tests)
 else()
   message(STATUS "g2c_compare not found.")

test_utils/run_tocgrib2super_tests.sh

@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ export FORT11="../tests/data/rrfs.t12z.prslevfaa.f010.na3km.grib2"
 export FORT51=out.grib2
 ../utils/tocgrib2super < data/tocgrib2_bad.nml && exit 1
 
+# According to George V.: "if fortran unit 11 is, 40999888 bytes long,
+# then fortran unit 12 should be a single 8 character text string
+# containing this integer value."
 echo "*** Running tocgrib2 with input/output defined. It will succeed."
 ls -l ../tests/data/rrfs.t12z.prslevfaa.f010.na3km.grib2
 export FORT11="../tests/data/rrfs.t12z.prslevfaa.f010.na3km.grib2"