Index: ../trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/clusters/generic.py
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--- ../trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/clusters/generic.py	(revision 24599)
+++ ../trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/clusters/generic.py	(revision 24600)
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 from issmscpin import issmscpin
 from issmscpout import issmscpout
 import MatlabFuncs as m
+try:
+    from generic_settings import generic_settings
+except ImportError:
+    print('Warning generic_settings.py not found, default will be used')
 
 
 class generic(object):
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@
         self.codepath = IssmConfig('ISSM_PREFIX')[0] + '/bin'
         self.executionpath = issmdir() + '/execution'
         self.valgrind = issmdir() + '/externalpackages/valgrind/install/bin/valgrind'
-        self.valgrindlib = '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/openmpi/lib/libmpi.so.20.10.1'
+        self.valgrindlib = issmdir() + '/externalpackages/valgrind/install/lib/libmpidebug.so'
         self.valgrindsup = [issmdir() + '/externalpackages/valgrind/issm.supp']  # add any .supp in list form as needed
         self.verbose = 1
         self.shell = '/bin/sh'
@@ -41,17 +45,18 @@
         self.name = socket.gethostname()
 
         #initialize cluster using user settings if provided
+
         try:
             self = generic_settings(self)
         except NameError:
             print("generic_settings.py not found, using default settings")
-        else:
-            raise
+        # else:
+        #     raise
 
-
         #OK get other fields
         self = options.AssignObjectFields(self)
     # }}}
+
     def __repr__(self):  # {{{
         #  display the object
         s = "class '%s' object '%s' = \n" % (type(self), 'self')
@@ -68,6 +73,7 @@
         s += "    shell: %s\n" % self.shell
         return s
     # }}}
+
     def checkconsistency(self, md, solution, analyses):  # {{{
         if self.np < 1:
             md = checkmessage(md, 'number of processors should be at least 1')
@@ -76,9 +82,10 @@
 
         return md
     # }}}
+
     def BuildQueueScript(self, dirname, modelname, solution, io_gather, isvalgrind, isgprof, isdakota, isoceancoupling):  # {{{
         # Which executable are we calling?
-        executable = 'issm.exe' # default
+        executable = 'issm.exe'  # default
 
         if isdakota:
             version = IssmConfig('_DAKOTA_VERSION_')
@@ -142,6 +149,7 @@
             fid = open(modelname + '.outlog', 'w')
             fid.close()
     # }}}
+
     def BuildKrigingQueueScript(self, modelname, solution, io_gather, isvalgrind, isgprof):  # {{{
         #write queuing script
         if not m.ispc():
@@ -179,6 +187,7 @@
             fid = open(modelname + '.outlog', 'w')
             fid.close()
     # }}}
+
     def UploadQueueJob(self, modelname, dirname, filelist):  # {{{
         #compress the files into one zip.
         compressstring = 'tar -zcf {}.tar.gz '.format(dirname)
@@ -192,6 +201,7 @@
         issmscpout(self.name, self.executionpath, self.login, self.port, [dirname + '.tar.gz'])
 
     # }}}
+
     def LaunchQueueJob(self, modelname, dirname, filelist, restart, batch):  # {{{
         print('launching solution sequence on remote cluster')
         if restart:
@@ -203,6 +213,7 @@
                 launchcommand = 'cd {} && rm -rf ./{} && mkdir {} && cd {} && mv ../{}.tar.gz ./&& tar -zxf {}.tar.gz  && chmod 755 {}.queue && ./{}.queue'.format(self.executionpath, dirname, dirname, dirname, dirname, dirname, modelname, modelname)
         issmssh(self.name, self.login, self.port, launchcommand)
     # }}}
+
     def Download(self, dirname, filelist):  # {{{
         if m.ispc():
             #do nothing