cannot convert json_t* to char** in variorum connector, gcc 12.2.1

[cwpearson]

kokkos-tools/profiling/variorum-connector/variorum-connector.cpp

Line 96 in a9453b2

ret = variorum_get_node_power_json(power_obj);

gcc 12.2.1 on rzadams

[masterleinad]

Have you tried #265 with a recent variorum version?

[janciesko]

This is likely wrong and according to the example in https://variorum.readthedocs.io/en/latest/VariorumTools.html
this should be something like this:

diff --git a/profiling/variorum-connector/variorum-connector.cpp b/profiling/variorum-connector/variorum-connector.cpp
index 14c4431..5591800 100644
--- a/profiling/variorum-connector/variorum-connector.cpp
+++ b/profiling/variorum-connector/variorum-connector.cpp
@@ -89,15 +89,16 @@ bool mpiOutPut    = false;
 // value.
 std::string variorum_print_power_call() {
   std::string outputString;
-  json_t* power_obj = json_object();
+  char* s = NULL;
   double power_node, power_sock0, power_mem0, power_gpu0;
   double power_sock1, power_mem1, power_gpu1;
   int ret;
-  ret = variorum_get_node_power_json(power_obj);
+  ret = variorum_get_node_power_json(&s);
   if (ret != 0) {
     return "Print power failed!\n";
   }
   // total node measurment
+  json_t * power_obj = json_loads(s, JSON_DECODE_ANY, NULL);
   power_node = json_real_value(json_object_get(power_obj, "power_node"));
   const char* hostnameChar =
       json_string_value(json_object_get(power_obj, "hostname"));
@@ -142,14 +143,14 @@ std::string variorum_print_power_call() {
 // print json fails. No return value.
 char* variorum_json_call() {
   int ret;
-  json_t* my_power_obj = NULL;
-  my_power_obj         = json_object();
-  ret                  = variorum_get_node_power_json(my_power_obj);
+  char* s = NULL;
+  ret     = variorum_get_node_power_json(&s);
   if (ret != 0) {
     printf("First run: JSON get node power failed!\n");
   }
-  char* s = json_dumps(my_power_obj, 0);
-  return s;
+  json_t* my_power_obj = json_loads(s, JSON_DECODE_ANY, NULL);
+  char* s_dump = json_dumps(my_power_obj, 0);
+  return s_dump;
 }```

[masterleinad]

Again, we rewrote this tool in #265.