feat: using version instead of exec_path for the MPI checks

doc/changelog.d/3528.miscellaneous.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+feat: using version instead of exec_path for the MPI checks

src/ansys/mapdl/core/launcher.py

@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ def generate_mapdl_launch_command(
 
     # Windows will spawn a new window, special treatment
     if os.name == "nt":
-        exec_file = f'"{exec_file}"'
+        exec_file = f"{exec_file}"
         # must start in batch mode on windows to hide APDL window
         tmp_inp = ".__tmp__.inp"
         command_parm = [
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ def check_lock_file(path, jobname, override):
 
 
 def set_MPI_additional_switches(
-    add_sw: str, exec_path: str, force_intel: bool = False
+    add_sw: str, force_intel: bool = False, version: Optional[int] = None
 ) -> str:
     """Validate MPI configuration.
 
@@ -899,10 +899,10 @@ def set_MPI_additional_switches(
     ----------
     add_sw : str
         Additional switches.
-    exec_path : str
-        Path to the MAPDL executable.
     force_intel : bool, optional
         Force the usage of intelmpi. The default is :class:`False`.
+    version: int, optional
+        MAPDL version as integer
 
     Returns
     -------
@@ -915,21 +915,17 @@ def set_MPI_additional_switches(
 
     # known issues with distributed memory parallel (DMP)
     if "smp" not in add_sw_lower_case:  # pragma: no cover
-        if _HAS_ATP:
-            condition = (
-                os.name == "nt"
-                and not force_intel
-                and (222 > version_from_path("mapdl", exec_path) >= 210)
-            )
+        if _HAS_ATP and os.name == "nt":
+            condition = not force_intel and version and (222 > version >= 210)
         else:
-            if os.name == "nt":
-                warnings.warn(
-                    "Because 'ansys-tools-path' is not installed, PyMAPDL cannot check\n"
-                    "if this Ansys version requires the MPI fix, so if you are on Windows,\n"
-                    "the fix is applied by default.\n"
-                    "Use 'force_intel=True' to not apply the fix."
-                )
-            condition = os.name == "nt" and not force_intel
+            warnings.warn(
+                "Because 'ansys-tools-path' is not installed, PyMAPDL cannot check\n"
+                "if this Ansys version requires the MPI fix, so if you are on Windows,\n"
+                "the fix is applied by default.\n"
+                "Use 'force_intel=True' to not apply the fix."
+            )
+
+            condition = not force_intel
 
         if condition:
             # Workaround to fix a problem when launching ansys in 'dmp' mode in the
@@ -1465,8 +1461,8 @@ def launch_mapdl(
         # Set compatible MPI
         args["additional_switches"] = set_MPI_additional_switches(
             args["additional_switches"],
-            args["exec_file"],
             force_intel=args["force_intel"],
+            version=args["version"],
         )
 
         LOG.debug(f"Using additional switches {args['additional_switches']}.")

tests/test_launcher.py

@@ -152,14 +152,14 @@ def fake_local_mapdl(mapdl):
 def test_validate_sw():
     # ensure that windows adds msmpi
     # fake windows path
-    exec_path = "C:/Program Files/ANSYS Inc/v211/ansys/bin/win64/ANSYS211.exe"
-    add_sw = set_MPI_additional_switches("", exec_path)
+    version = 211
+    add_sw = set_MPI_additional_switches("", version=version)
     assert "msmpi" in add_sw
 
-    add_sw = set_MPI_additional_switches("-mpi intelmpi", exec_path)
+    add_sw = set_MPI_additional_switches("-mpi intelmpi", version=version)
     assert "msmpi" in add_sw and "intelmpi" not in add_sw
 
-    add_sw = set_MPI_additional_switches("-mpi INTELMPI", exec_path)
+    add_sw = set_MPI_additional_switches("-mpi INTELMPI", version=version)
     assert "msmpi" in add_sw and "INTELMPI" not in add_sw
 
 
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ def test_generate_mapdl_launch_command_windows():
 
     assert isinstance(cmd, list)
 
-    assert f'"{exec_file}"' in cmd
+    assert f"{exec_file}" in cmd
     assert "-j" in cmd
     assert f"{jobname}" in cmd
     assert "-port" in cmd
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ def test_generate_mapdl_launch_command_windows():
     assert ".__tmp__.out" in cmd
 
     cmd = " ".join(cmd)
-    assert f'"{exec_file}"' in cmd
+    assert f"{exec_file}" in cmd
     assert f" -j {jobname} " in cmd
     assert f" -port {port} " in cmd
     assert f" -m {ram*1024} " in cmd
@@ -978,6 +978,7 @@ def test_generate_mapdl_launch_command_windows():
     assert f" -o .__tmp__.out " in cmd
 
 
+@patch("os.name", "posix")
 def test_generate_mapdl_launch_command_linux():
     assert os.name != "nt"  # Checking mocking is properly done