From f2b3491b27b1c1d1091916be1c7a2ceacec67390 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniele Rapetti <5535617+Iximiel@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2023 11:07:56 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] trying to address the macport pytest problem

---
 .github/workflows/macWF.yml | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/macWF.yml b/.github/workflows/macWF.yml
index 3ba17ad760..52807f3005 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macWF.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macWF.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run python tests
       run: |
         for p in $PYVERS ; do
+          sudo port select --set pytest pytest${p#py}
           sudo port test $p-plumed
         done
 

From 09146963941c3b234e078987f7321ac3c172cd8a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniele Rapetti <5535617+Iximiel@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2023 11:11:30 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] deactivating the ci apart from the mac ONE -this commit
 will be removed--

---
 .github/workflows/ci.yml | 16 ----------------
 1 file changed, 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2fcdd99f45..7dfb30b72c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -15,22 +15,6 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
 
-  linux:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/linuxWF.yml
-    secrets: inherit
-
-  codecheck:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/codecheckWF.yml
-    secrets: inherit
-
   mac:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/macWF.yml
     secrets: inherit
-        
-  docker:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/dockerWF.yml
-    secrets: inherit
-
-  conda:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/condaWF.yml
-    secrets: inherit

From 730a6f8e59ddc89e9e313e23c7bd1edf74c9b759 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniele Rapetti <5535617+Iximiel@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2023 11:34:05 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] adding a way to retrieve the logs

---
 .github/workflows/macWF.yml | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/macWF.yml b/.github/workflows/macWF.yml
index 52807f3005..1e1f57c06b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macWF.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macWF.yml
@@ -51,11 +51,19 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         sudo port -N -d test plumed ${{ matrix.variant }}
     - name: Run python tests
+      id: pytests
       run: |
         for p in $PYVERS ; do
-          sudo port select --set pytest pytest${p#py}
           sudo port test $p-plumed
         done
+    - name: Archive test results
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      if: ${{ failure() && steps.pytests.conclusion == 'failure' }}
+#Error: See /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_Users_runner_work_plumed2_plumed2_macports_python_py-plumed/py37-plumed/main.log for details.
+      with:
+          name: pytestLog
+          path: |
+            /opt/local/var/macports/logs
 
   macsimple:
     runs-on: macos-11

From 9503d62b382e4f05e6b1c6e99d5dafc26a0917fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniele Rapetti <5535617+Iximiel@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2023 12:02:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] forcing the test to run

---
 .github/workflows/macWF.yml | 47 +++++++++++++------------------------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/macWF.yml b/.github/workflows/macWF.yml
index 1e1f57c06b..4c2394e834 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macWF.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macWF.yml
@@ -50,41 +50,26 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run tests
       run: |
         sudo port -N -d test plumed ${{ matrix.variant }}
-    - name: Run python tests
-      id: pytests
-      run: |
-        for p in $PYVERS ; do
-          sudo port test $p-plumed
-        done
+    # - name: Run python tests
+      # run: |
+        # for p in $PYVERS ; do
+          # sudo port test $p-plumed
+        # done
+    #THIS WILL BE REMOVED    
+    - if: always()
+      run: sudo port test py310-plumed
+    - if: always()
+      run: sudo port test py39-plumed  
+    - if: always()
+      run: sudo port test py38-plumed
+    - if: always()
+      run: sudo port test py37-plumed        
+
     - name: Archive test results
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-      if: ${{ failure() && steps.pytests.conclusion == 'failure' }}
+      if: always()
 #Error: See /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_Users_runner_work_plumed2_plumed2_macports_python_py-plumed/py37-plumed/main.log for details.
       with:
           name: pytestLog
           path: |
             /opt/local/var/macports/logs
-
-  macsimple:
-    runs-on: macos-11
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Set paths
-      run: |
-        echo "$HOME/opt/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-        echo "CPATH=$HOME/opt/include:$CPATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo "INCLUDE=$HOME/opt/include:$INCLUDE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo "LIBRARY_PATH=$HOME/opt/lib:$LIBRARY_PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$HOME/opt/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-    - name: Build PLUMED
-      run: |
-        brew update > /dev/null
-        brew install gawk
-        ./configure --disable-dependency-tracking --prefix="$HOME/opt"
-        make -j 4
-        make install
-    - name: Run tests
-      run: |
-         make --no-print-directory -C regtest
-         # these can fail for numerical reasons
-         make -C regtest checkfail