manage_externals error in build

[bcash@gmu_edu]

I have been getting the following error today when trying to build a clone of the DECK 2-degree model. I don't think I have changed anything from my earlier build procedure, but have not gotten this error before.

Building cesm with output to /glade/scratch/bcash/exact.clone/bld/cesm.bldlog.210713-094858
ERROR: Error gathering provenance information from manage_externals.

manage_externals error message:


manage_externals output:
Processing externals description file : Externals.cfg
Processing externals description file : Externals_CISM.cfg
Processing externals description file : Externals_CLM.cfg
Processing externals description file : Externals_POP.cfg
Checking status of externals: cam, dictionary keys changed during iteration

To solve this, either:

(1) Find and fix the problem: From /glade/work/bcash/ssf/my_cesm_sandbox/cime/.., try to get this command to work:
manage_externals/checkout_externals --status --verbose --no-logging

(2) If you don't need provenance information, rebuild with --skip-provenance-check

 

[mlevy]

I would try running ./case.build --skip-provenance-check and see if the model builds successfully. If the model builds, and is bit-for-bit with the case you cloned when you run it, then I would not be concerned about the provenance check. If it doesn't build or the solution does not match what you expect, it might be indicating that something has changed in /glade/work/bcash/ssf/my_cesm_sandbox and we need to determine what.

 

[bcash@gmu_edu]

It did build, but it does not match the output from the previous run when I look at the first month of output. I'm really at a loss at this point for how to reproduce this existing DECK case. My case root is here if anyone has a change to take a look and see what I am doing wrong:

/glade/work/bcash/ssf/my_cesm_sandbox/cime/scripts/exact.clone