From 4ca84052446e43c3bebb5d634aabb5108f6382c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gustavo Marques <gmarques@ucar.edu>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 22:19:43 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Add .$DATENAME to ocean rpointer file pattern in
 config_archive.xml

mom_cap.F90 writes dated rpointer files (rpointer.ocn.YYYY-MM-DD-SSSSS) by default,
consistent with other components (CICE, CPL). The <rpointer_file> pattern was missing
.$DATENAME, causing the archiver to fail matching the file and move it out of
RUNDIR instead of copying it.
This left RUNDIR without a rpointer file on the next segment, resulting in a buildnml error.
Adding .$DATENAME fixes the match and ensures the
file is copied, not moved.
---
 cime_config/config_archive.xml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/cime_config/config_archive.xml b/cime_config/config_archive.xml
index 36dddd06..adead65c 100644
--- a/cime_config/config_archive.xml
+++ b/cime_config/config_archive.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <hist_file_extension>e</hist_file_extension>
     <hist_file_ext_regex>\w+\.\w+(\._\d*)?</hist_file_ext_regex>
     <rpointer>
-      <rpointer_file>rpointer.ocn$NINST_STRING</rpointer_file>
+      <rpointer_file>rpointer.ocn$NINST_STRING.$DATENAME</rpointer_file>
       <rpointer_content>$CASE.mom6$NINST_STRING.r.$DATENAME.nc</rpointer_content>
     </rpointer>
       <test_file_names>