autosubmit create (first run) not copying project

Autosubmit Version

master (probably latest(s) releases have this bug too)

Expid affected(If applicable)

Which task has issues? Where is the log(If applicable)

Summary

Running autosubmit expid -d "bla", changing project type to LOCAL, defining the paths, then autosubmit create a003 -np works fine, but doesn't copy the project. autosubmit run a003 fails.

Running autosubmit refresh a003 does copy the project. So something got broken somewhere and this stopped working.

Steps to reproduce

See above.

What is the current bug behavior?

See above.

What is the expected correct behavior?

Project copied on first autosubmit create as before.

Relevant logs and/or screenshots(if applicable)

Any other relevant information(if applicable)

This is important because if anyone (say in ClimateDT, using the /workflow) tried something from our docs or tutorial they wouldn't understand why the expid -> create -> run did not work, and escalate to workflows devs, that would escalate to AS devs.

So I think the fix must include a test too. Another similar issue happened in the workflow optimization branch, but a test like this that maybe tries to run would be enough to detect it (in that case the project did not run).

Found while testing !395 (merged).

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Edited Jan 09, 2024 by Bruno de Paula Kinoshita