hello,

in the test mc08_default (note this runs on ttabr, not hi - though this problem seems more general so might matter for hi):

errorcode=63010 (trf_pyt_syntax)
errorcategory=trf_pyt_syntax,	63010,	transform python syntax error
fatals=1
errors=0
warnings=0
errorinfo
  acronym=trf_pyt_syntax (63010) transform python syntax error
  message=typeerror: (&quot;unsupported operand type(s) for -: 'long' and 'nonetype'&quot;,)
  severity=fatal
  who=jobtransform.rawtoesd
  producer=rawtoesd
  backtrace=file &quot;/afs/cern.ch/atlas/software/builds/nightlies/16.2.x.y-val/atlasproduction/rel_6/installarea/python/pyjobtransformscore/trf.py&quot;, line 1987, in execute
              self._jobreport.addreport( self.runjob(), 'merge' )
            file &quot;/afs/cern.ch/atlas/software/builds/nightlies/16.2.x.y-val/atlasproduction/rel_6/installarea/python/pyjobtransformscore/trf.py&quot;, line 1952, in runjob
              self.dopostrunactions()
            file &quot;/afs/cern.ch/atlas/software/builds/nightlies/16.2.x.y-val/atlasproduction/rel_6/installarea/python/pyjobtransformscore/trf.py&quot;, line 1817, in dopostrunactions
              self.matchevents()
            file &quot;/afs/cern.ch/atlas/software/builds/nightlies/16.2.x.y-val/atlasproduction/rel_6/installarea/python/recjobtransforms/rawtoesd_trf.py&quot;, line 22, in matchevents
              return self.matcheventsexpectequal(&quot;inputrdofile&quot;,&quot;outputesdfile&quot;)
            file &quot;/afs/cern.ch/atlas/software/builds/atlasreconstruction/16.2.2/installarea/python/patjobtransforms/baseofbasictrf.py&quot;, line 45, in matcheventsexpectequal
              diff=inevents-outevents
athacronym=successful run

full log file:

https://atlasrtt.cern.ch/rtt/rel_6/16.2.x.y-val/build/i686-slc5-gcc43-opt/offline/recjobtransformtests/mc08_default/mc08_default_log

command to reproduce:

command=/afs/cern.ch/atlas/software/builds/atlasreconstruction/16.2.2/installarea/share/bin/reco_trf.py inputrdofile=root://castoratlas//castor/cern.ch/atlas/atlascerngroupdisk/proj-sit/rtt/rttdata/valid1.005200.t1_mcatnlo_jimmy.digit.rdo.e322_s488_d151_tid039414/rdo.039414._00001.pool.root.1,root://castoratlas//castor/cern.ch/atlas/atlascerngroupdisk/proj-sit/rtt/rttdata/valid1.005200.t1_mcatnlo_jimmy.digit.rdo.e322_s488_d151_tid039414/rdo.039414._00002.pool.root.1 outputesdfile=t1_mcatnlo_jimmy.esd.pool.root outputaodfile=t1_mcatnlo_jimmy.aod.pool.root outputcbnt=t1_mcatnlo_jimmy.ntup.root maxevents=500 

cheers,

mark