From 193ccaa24e596a00c94ac48af21c12fe2e7c5b1f 2012-08-11 05:15:13
From: MinRK <benjaminrk@gmail.com>
Date: 2012-08-11 05:15:13
Subject: [PATCH] fix message built for engine dying during task

The test_z_<foo>_crash tests actually test this, but they have long-since been skipped because people don't like the crash dialogs some OSes give.

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diff --git a/IPython/parallel/client/client.py b/IPython/parallel/client/client.py
index 4571023..2121a8d 100644
--- a/IPython/parallel/client/client.py
+++ b/IPython/parallel/client/client.py
@@ -694,12 +694,9 @@ class Client(HasTraits):
             except:
                 content = error.wrap_exception()
             # build a fake message:
-            parent = {}
-            header = {}
-            parent['msg_id'] = msg_id
-            header['engine'] = uuid
-            header['date'] = datetime.now()
-            msg = dict(parent_header=parent, header=header, content=content)
+            msg = self.session.msg('apply_reply', content=content)
+            msg['parent_header']['msg_id'] = msg_id
+            msg['metadata']['engine'] = uuid
             self._handle_apply_reply(msg)
 
     def _handle_execute_reply(self, msg):