Merge pull request #2253 from vkarak/bugfix/rfm-trap-job-errors-env

[bugfix] Introduce properly the `RFM_TRAP_JOB_ERRORS` environment variable

Author: Vasileios Karakasis

docs/config_reference.rst

@@ -1321,6 +1321,8 @@ General Configuration
 
    Trap command errors in the generated job scripts and let them exit immediately.
 
+   .. versionadded:: 3.2
+
 
 .. js:attribute:: .general[].keep_stage_files
 

docs/manpage.rst

@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ Here is an alphabetical list of the environment variables recognized by ReFrame:
 
 .. envvar:: RFM_TRAP_JOB_ERRORS
 
-   Ignore job exit code
+   Trap job errors in submitted scripts and fail tests automatically.
 
    .. table::
       :align: left
@@ -1122,6 +1122,8 @@ Here is an alphabetical list of the environment variables recognized by ReFrame:
       Associated configuration parameter :js:attr:`trap_job_errors` general configuration parameter
       ================================== ==================
 
+   .. versionadded:: 3.9.0
+
 
 .. envvar:: RFM_UNLOAD_MODULES
 

reframe/frontend/cli.py

@@ -530,6 +530,13 @@ def main():
         configvar='logging/handlers_perflog/syslog_address',
         help='Syslog server address'
     )
+    argparser.add_argument(
+        dest='trap_job_errors',
+        envvar='RFM_TRAP_JOB_ERRORS',
+        configvar='general/trap_job_errors',
+        action='store_true',
+        help='Trap job errors in job scripts and fail tests automatically'
+    )
     argparser.add_argument(
         dest='use_login_shell',
         envvar='RFM_USE_LOGIN_SHELL',