Index: trunk/ippScripts/scripts/dist_defineruns.pl
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--- trunk/ippScripts/scripts/dist_defineruns.pl	(revision 29068)
+++ trunk/ippScripts/scripts/dist_defineruns.pl	(revision 30489)
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@
 
 # Parse the command-line arguments
-my ($stage, $stage_limit, $dist_root, $no_magic);
+my ($stage, $stage_limit, $dist_root, $workdir, $no_magic);
 my ($dbname, $save_temps, $verbose, $no_update, $logfile);
 my @labels;
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
            'stage=s'        => \$stage,      # stage to queue
            'label=s'        => \@labels,     # labels
+           'workdir=s'      => \$workdir,     # workdir
            'stage_limit=s'  => \$stage_limit,# maximum number of runs queued for each stage
-           'dist_root=s'    => \$dist_root,  # root of distribution work area
+#           'dist_root=s'    => \$dist_root,  # root of distribution work area
            'no_magic'       => \$no_magic,   # queue runs without requiring magic (for testing only)
            'dbname=s'       => \$dbname,     # Database name
@@ -66,15 +67,19 @@
 $ipprc->redirect_output($logfile) if $logfile;
 
-if (!$dist_root) {
-    $dist_root = metadataLookupStr($ipprc->{_siteConfig}, "DISTRIBUTION_ROOT");
-    &my_die("failed to find DISTRIBUTION_ROOT in site configuration", $PS_EXIT_CONFIG_ERROR) if !$dist_root;
+if (!$workdir) {
+    print "workdir not supplied will use DISTRIBUTION_ROOT\n";
+    # old method where we set workdir based on a config file
+    if (!$dist_root) {
+        $dist_root = metadataLookupStr($ipprc->{_siteConfig}, "DISTRIBUTION_ROOT");
+        &my_die("failed to find DISTRIBUTION_ROOT in site configuration", $PS_EXIT_CONFIG_ERROR) if !$dist_root;
+    }
+
+    my ($day, $month, $year) = (gmtime)[3,4,5];
+    my $datestr = sprintf "%04d%02d%02d", $year+1900, $month + 1, $day;
+
+    $workdir = $dist_root . "/$datestr";
+
+    print "workdir is $workdir\n";
 }
-
-my ($day, $month, $year) = (gmtime)[3,4,5];
-my $datestr = sprintf "%04d%02d%02d", $year+1900, $month + 1, $day;
-
-my $workdir = "$dist_root/$datestr";
-
-print "workdir is $workdir\n";
 
 # if stage is not supplied as an argument, loop over all stages
@@ -90,5 +95,5 @@
         my $command = "$disttool -definebyquery -stage $stage -workdir $workdir -label $label";
         $command .= " -no_magic" if $no_magic;
-        $command .= " -dry_run" if $no_update;
+        $command .= " -pretend" if $no_update;
         $command .= " -limit $stage_limit" if $stage_limit;
         $command .= " -set_label $label";