Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20230313/ippTasks/xcstack.pro
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--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20230313/ippTasks/xcstack.pro	(revision 42663)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20230313/ippTasks/xcstack.pro	(revision 42697)
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 check.globals
 
-if ($?POLL_LIMIT_XCSTACK == 0) set POLL_LIMIT_XCSTACK = 40
+if ($?POLL_LIMIT_XCSTACK == 0) set POLL_LIMIT_XCSTACK = 100
 
 macro set.xcstack.poll
@@ -91,6 +91,4 @@
 
   task.exec
-    periods -exec $LOADEXEC
-
     if ($LABEL:n == 0) break
     $run = xcstacktool -tosum
@@ -109,6 +107,4 @@
     $run = $run -limit $POLL_LIMIT_XCSTACK
 
-    # re-try quickly until we run out
-    periods -exec 0.05
     command $run
   end
@@ -149,4 +145,7 @@
 
   task.exec
+    # if we are unable to run the 'exec', use a long retry time
+    periods -exec $LOADEXEC
+
     book npages xcstackSumSkyfile -var N
     if ($N == 0) break
@@ -200,4 +199,7 @@
       echo command $run
     end
+
+    # re-try quickly until we run out
+    periods -exec 0.05
     command $run
   end