Test failing after MOOSE installation

[JuliaHLee]

Dear MOOSE experts,

I have installed MOOSE following the instruction on the website to use MOOSE in another device. However, when I tried to test the built MOOSE, I got 1 failed test regarding "EXPECTED OUTPUT MISSING" for "minimal_app.minimal". When I test it with ./run_tests -i always_ok -p 2, it ran 1 test and it passed without failure.

Could you give any tip regarding the issue? A part of the test result is presented below. Please find attached for the entire results.

test_results.txt

Many thanks

(Optional) code in question / simulation log / errors

misc/check_error.node_value_off_block ............. [METHOD!=DBG] SKIP
misc/check_error.bad_second_order_test ............ [METHOD!=DBG] SKIP
outputs/format.tecplot_bin_test ................. [TECPLOT!=TRUE] SKIP
samplers/base.errors/setNumberOfRows ....... [METHOD!=DBG, DEVEL] SKIP
samplers/base.errors/setNumberOfCols ....... [METHOD!=DBG, DEVEL] SKIP
meshmodifiers/element_subdomain_modifier.error-distributed [M...] SKIP
auxkernels/solution_aux.aux_nonlinear_solution/from_xdr [--wi...] SKIP
problems/eigen_problem/eigensolvers.no_slepc ..... [SLEPC!=FALSE] SKIP
mortar/continuity-3d-non-conforming.continuity_sphere_hex27 [...] SKIP
mortar/continuity-3d-non-conforming.continuity_tet10 [Minimum...] SKIP
mortar/continuity-3d-non-conforming.continuity_tet14 [Minimum...] SKIP
mortar/continuity-3d-non-conforming.continuity_sphere_hex20 [...] SKIP
mortar/continuity-3d-non-conforming.continuity_sphere_hex27-debug-mesh [Minimum AD size 200 needed, but MOOSE is configu...] SKIP
system_interfaces.compiler/clang .............. [COMPILER!=CLANG] SKIP
system_interfaces.partitioner/party ............... [PARTY!=TRUE] SKIP
system_interfaces.libraries/boost ................. [BOOST!=TRUE] SKIP
system_interfaces.partitioner/chaco ............... [CHACO!=TRUE] SKIP
system_interfaces.thread/pthread .......... [THREADING!=PTHREADS] SKIP
fvkernels/mms/advective-outflow.QUICKLimiter ............ [HEAVY] SKIP
utils/libtorch_nn/ann.libtorch-nn-errors/wrong-activation [LI...] SKIP
utils/libtorch_nn/ann.libtorch-nn-activation/gelu [LIBTORCH!=...] SKIP
utils/libtorch_nn/ann.libtorch-nn-activation/elu [LIBTORCH!=TRUE] SKIP
utils/libtorch_nn/ann.libtorch-nn-optimizer/adagrad [LIBTORCH...] SKIP
utils/libtorch_nn/ann.libtorch-nn-activation/sigmoid [LIBTORC...] SKIP
utils/libtorch_nn/ann.libtorch-nn-activation/linear [LIBTORCH...] SKIP
utils/libtorch_nn/ann.libtorch-nn-optimizer/sgd  [LIBTORCH!=TRUE] SKIP
utils/libtorch_nn/ann.libtorch-nn-activation/relu [LIBTORCH!=...] SKIP
utils/libtorch_nn/ann.libtorch-nn-errors/wrong-activation-number [LIBTORCH!...] SKIP
utils/libtorch_nn/ann.libtorch-nn-optimizer/rmsprop [LIBTORCH...] SKIP
utils/libtorch_nn/ann.libtorch-nn-errors/wrong-optimizer [LIB...] SKIP
utils/libtorch_nn/ann.libtorch-nn-optimizer/adam [LIBTORCH!=TRUE] SKIP
mesh/splitting.meshgenerators_acting_on_split [MESH_MODE!=DIS...] SKIP
mesh/splitting.split_with_distributed_error [MESH_MODE!=DISTR...] SKIP
partitioners/petsc_partitioner.chaco [PLATFORM!=DARWIN, CHACO...] SKIP
partitioners/petsc_partitioner.party .............. [PARTY!=TRUE] SKIP
mortar/periodic_segmental_constraint.penalty_periodic_simple3d [Minimum AD size 100 needed, but MOOSE is configured with...] SKIP
mortar/periodic_segmental_constraint.periodic_simple2d [Minim...] SKIP
mortar/periodic_segmental_constraint.periodic_aux2d [Minimum ...] SKIP
mortar/periodic_segmental_constraint.penalty_periodic_split [...] SKIP
mortar/periodic_segmental_constraint.periodic_simple3d [Minim...] SKIP
dgkernels/2d_diffusion_dg.no_additional_rms_distributed [MESH...] SKIP
dgkernels/2d_diffusion_dg.proper_ghosting_with_action_serial_distributed [MESH_MODE...] SKIP
dgkernels/2d_diffusion_dg.proper_ghosting_with_action_parallel_distributed [MESH_MO...] SKIP
misc/jacobian.inf_nan ......... [using PETSc 3.21.5 REQ: <3.19.3] SKIP
misc/signal_handler.test_signal_recover_debug [METHOD!=DBG,sk...] SKIP
misc/signal_handler.test_signal_debug ............. [METHOD!=DBG] SKIP
misc/signal_handler.test_signal_recover_exodiff_debug [METHOD...] SKIP
meshgenerators/sideset_around_subdomain_generator.group/adjacent_to_boundary [MESH_...] SKIP
meshgenerators/block_to_mesh_converter_generator.errors/distributed [MESH_MODE!=DIS...] SKIP
mortar/convergence-studies/continuity-3d.p1p0 ........... [HEAVY] SKIP
mortar/convergence-studies/continuity-3d.p1p1 ........... [HEAVY] SKIP
mortar/convergence-studies/continuity-3d.p2p1 [Minimum AD siz...] SKIP
mortar/convergence-studies/continuity-3d.p2p0 [Minimum AD siz...] SKIP
mortar/convergence-studies/continuity-3d.p1p1dual ....... [HEAVY] SKIP
mortar/convergence-studies/continuity-3d.p2p2 [Minimum AD siz...] SKIP
mortar/ad_periodic_segmental_constraint.periodic_simple3d [Mi...] SKIP
mortar/ad_periodic_segmental_constraint.penalty_periodic_simple3d [Minimum AD size 100 needed, but MOOSE is configured w...] SKIP
mortar/ad_periodic_segmental_constraint.periodic_simple2d [Mi...] SKIP
controls/error.tid_warehouse_error ................ [METHOD!=DBG] SKIP
outputs/nemesis.nemesis_elemental_distributed [MESH_MODE!=DIS...] SKIP
outputs/nemesis.nemesis_scalar_distributed [MESH_MODE!=DISTRI...] SKIP
outputs/vtk.solution/diff_parallel_mesh [#6149, MESH_MODE!=DI...] SKIP
mortar/convergence-studies/solution-continuity.p2p0 ..... [HEAVY] SKIP
mortar/convergence-studies/solution-continuity.p2p2 ..... [HEAVY] SKIP
mortar/convergence-studies/solution-continuity.p1p0 ..... [HEAVY] SKIP
mortar/convergence-studies/solution-continuity.p2p1 ..... [HEAVY] SKIP
mortar/convergence-studies/solution-continuity.p1p1 ..... [HEAVY] SKIP
mortar/convergence-studies/gap-conductance.p2p1 ......... [HEAVY] SKIP
mortar/convergence-studies/gap-conductance.p2p2 ......... [HEAVY] SKIP
mortar/convergence-studies/gap-conductance.p1p1 ......... [HEAVY] SKIP
mortar/convergence-studies/gap-conductance.p2p0 ......... [HEAVY] SKIP
mortar/convergence-studies/gap-conductance.p1p0 ......... [HEAVY] SKIP
performance.os/macOS ......................... [PLATFORM!=DARWIN] SKIP
performance.os/linux ......................... [PLATFORM!=DARWIN] SKIP
functions/image_function/error.errors/no_vtk ....... [VTK!=FALSE] SKIP
partitioners/block_weighted_partitioner.tests/distributed_mesh [MESH_MODE!=DISTRIBU...] SKIP
fvkernels/fv_adapt.steady-mms ........................... [HEAVY] SKIP
parser/param_substitution.debug_units ............. [METHOD!=DBG] SKIP
controls/libtorch_nn_control.invalid-torchscript-error [LIBTO...] SKIP
controls/libtorch_nn_control.run-torch-script .. [LIBTORCH!=TRUE] SKIP
controls/libtorch_nn_control.run-without-nn .... [LIBTORCH!=TRUE] SKIP
controls/libtorch_nn_control.run-with-torch-parameters [LIBTO...] SKIP
outputs/tecplot.test_binary ..................... [TECPLOT!=TRUE] SKIP
outputs/png.image_tests/square_domain ............ [LIBPNG!=TRUE] SKIP
outputs/png.image_tests/adv_diff_reaction ........ [LIBPNG!=TRUE] SKIP
outputs/png.image_tests/wedge .................... [LIBPNG!=TRUE] SKIP
convergence/default_nonlinear_convergence.error_reporting/multiple_objects [...] SKIP
transfers/multiapp_interpolation_transfer.fromsub_restricted [PLATFORM!=DARWI...] SKIP
fvkernels/mms/non-orthogonal.extended ........... [#20953, HEAVY] SKIP
fvkernels/mms/non-orthogonal.compact .................... [HEAVY] SKIP
relationship_managers/two_rm.evaluable_neighbors/replicated [...] SKIP
relationship_managers/two_rm.evaluable_neighbors/distributed [MESH_MODE!=DISTRIBUTE...] SKIP
vectorpostprocessors/work_balance.work_balance/distributed [M...] SKIP
utils/libtorch_nn/torch_script.libtorch-torch-script [LIBTORC...] SKIP
partitioners/hierarchical_grid_partitioner.test [min_cpus=16,...] SKIP
meshgenerators/break_mesh_by_block_generator.hanging_nodes [m...] SKIP
meshgenerators/distributed_rectilinear/partition.3D_8 [min_cp...] SKIP
userobjects/threaded_general_user_object.thread_copies_guo/th7 [min_threads=7,insufficient sl...] SKIP
userobjects/threaded_general_user_object.thread_copies_guo/th8 [min_threads=8,insufficient sl...] SKIP
minimal_app.minimal ................. FAILED (EXPECTED OUTPUT MISSING)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ran 4528 tests in 585.3 seconds. Average test time 0.9 seconds, maximum test time 413.6 seconds.
4527 passed, 99 skipped, 1 FAILED

[milljm]

If you scroll up to where the actual failure occurred, there will be more information.

You can also re-run that one test with:

./run_tests --re=minimal_app.minimal

[milljm]

Ah, I didn't bother looking at the attachment. So it looks like results were just "out of order" or some such...

minimal_app.minimal: **START OBJECT DATA**
minimal_app.minimal: Checkpoint
minimal_app.minimal: ConstantDT
minimal_app.minimal: DefaultNonlinearConvergence
minimal_app.minimal: FEProblem
minimal_app.minimal: GeneratedMesh
minimal_app.minimal: ImplicitEuler
minimal_app.minimal: Transient
minimal_app.minimal: **END OBJECT DATA**

While the test is expecting:

minimal_app.minimal: FEProblem\nDefaultNonlinearConvergence\nGeneratedMesh

e.g.:

minimal_app.minimal: **START OBJECT DATA**
minimal_app.minimal: Checkpoint
minimal_app.minimal: ConstantDT
- minimal_app.minimal: DefaultNonlinearConvergence
+ minimal_app.minimal: FEProblem
- minimal_app.minimal: FEProblem
+ minimal_app.minimal: DefaultNonlinearConvergence
minimal_app.minimal: GeneratedMesh
minimal_app.minimal: ImplicitEuler
minimal_app.minimal: Transient
minimal_app.minimal: **END OBJECT DATA**

I am not an expert on how these artifacts are printed (and in what order) in MOOSE. Basically wondering if this was some sort of fluke, or just a poorly designed test.

Can you re-run the test, see if you get different results?

[GiudGiud]

I have a PR fixing this issue already.

Thank you for reporting! We're on it for fixing this

[JuliaHLee]

Thank you for replies, @milljm, @GiudGiud!

I have re-run the test. But I still get the same results with the same failure.

I am glad to know that you are woking on this for fixing it. I am looking forward to hearing the news.

[JuliaHLee]

Hi @GiudGiud,

I wondered if the problem is related to the latest version, since I got the same issue, after I updated MOOSE installed in a previous machine. Is it the only way to uninstall MOOSE and reinstall the older version to run my model, before it gets fixed? What would be the command to install the previous version of MOOSE?

[GiudGiud]

There is really no need to change versions of moose for this. This is benign.