Can't use string templates such as %(name)s in the DIR part of --logfile-format

[casparvl]

If I use e.g.

--logfile-format="easybuild-%(name)s,%(name)s-%(version)s-%(date)s.%(time)s.ebout.log"

However, the %(name)s in the directory-part is not replaced. So, I get folders that are actually called 'easybuild-%(name)s'.

The documentation claims that these string templates should be usable for both the filename and directory:

The logfile format configuration setting contains a tuple specifying a log directory name and a template log file name. In both of these values, using the following string templates is supported:

See: https://easybuild.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Configuration.html#logfile-format

[ocaisa]

I took a look at the source and while the docs state that it is supported, it actually is not. It would require significant changes near https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-framework/blob/develop/easybuild/tools/config.py#L590 to make it look more like https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-framework/blob/develop/easybuild/tools/config.py#L609
as well as other changes in the source.

@boegel What do you think? The easy option is to change the docs to reflect the source.

@casparvl Is this a really important feature to you? It looks like bit of work...

[boegel]

It wasn't trivial to fix, but not that bad either, see #2818

[boegel]

Fixed with #2818, thanks for reporting this @casparvl!

[casparvl]

Wow, that wasn't as small a change as I would have expected it to be. Nice job on the fix, thanks! :)