fix: Snakemake deletes shared output directory for parallel jobs when one job fails #1577
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Description
This PR fixes issue #1261 by creating empty "place holder" dirs in output directories for each job. These emty directoies are removed upon completion of a job, sccessfully or not.
I can make a test for this change if we think this is a resonable fix.
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) is updated to reflect the changes or this is not necessary (e.g. if the change does neither modify the language nor the behavior or functionalities of Snakemake).