Hi Ole,
yes, touching the file would be a work-around, indeed.
I can shift the responsibility to delete all those zero size files also
to the next processing step.
Nevertheless, in my opinion, it would be a somewhat cleaner solution not
to rely on 'fake' files but explicitly tell parallel what's happening.
I'm not sure I understood your proposal:
But we can ask the users if they would like the --return(-file) to
mean: Return a file if it is there, otherwise do nothing.
Did you mean 'have an additional flag to switch between return
behaviors' or changing it in general?
I would be opposed to the latter, but would certainly see the former as
a useful addition.
Best regards,
Benjamin
