Merge pull request #4727 from jedwards4b/improved_reselience

add try except clauses to reduce errors in testing

CIME/case/case_run.py

@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ def case_run(self, skip_pnl=False, set_continue_run=False, submit_resubmits=Fals
 
         # get the most recent cpl restart pointer file
         rundir = self.get_value("RUNDIR")
-        if drv_restart_pointer:
+        if drv_restart_pointer and not self._read_only_mode:
             pattern = os.path.join(rundir, "rpointer.cpl*")
             files = sorted(glob.glob(pattern), key=os.path.getmtime)
             if files:

CIME/status.py

@@ -54,9 +54,15 @@ def append_case_status(phase, status, msg=None, caseroot=".", gitinterface=None)
                 logger.debug("adding file {}".format(f))
                 gitinterface.git_operation("add", f)
         msg = msg if msg else " no message provided"
-        gitinterface.git_operation("commit", "-m", '"' + msg + '"')
+        push = True
+        try:
+            gitinterface.git_operation("commit", "-m", '"' + msg + '"')
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(e)
+            push = False
+
         remote = gitinterface.git_operation("remote")
-        if remote:
+        if remote and push:
             with Timeout(30):
                 gitinterface.git_operation("push", remote)