add checks for output file success and modify their location

qdp_project/src/benchmark/MAX_benchmark.cpp

@@ -111,11 +111,17 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
     std::ofstream out_file;
 
-    out_file.open("../results/max_" 
+    const std::string ofname = std::string("results/max_") +
                                "q-" + (std::string)(simple_query == true ? "simple" : "complex") +
                                "_bm-" + (std::string) BARRIER_MODE +
                                "_bl-" + (std::string)(BUFFER_LIMIT == 1 ? "limited" : "unlimited") +
-            "_tc-" + std::to_string(thread_count) + "1MiB-2MiB.csv", std::ios::app);
+                               "_tc-" + std::to_string(thread_count) + "1MiB-2MiB.csv";
+
+    out_file.open(ofname);
+
+    if (out_file.bad()) {
+        std::cerr << "Failed to open Output File '" << ofname << "'" << std::endl;
+    }
 
     // set benchmark parameter 
     Linear_Int_Range<uint32_t, 0, 30, 1> run("run");
@@ -145,13 +151,19 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     fill_mt<base_t>(data_a, workload_b, 0, 100, 42);
     fill_mt<base_t>(data_b, workload_b, 0, 100, 420);
 
-
-    std::ofstream check_file;
-    check_file.open("../results/max_" 
+    const std::string cfname = std::string("results/max_") +
                                "q-" + (std::string)(simple_query == true ? "simple" : "complex") +
                                "_bm-" + (std::string) BARRIER_MODE +
                                "_bl-" + (std::string)(BUFFER_LIMIT == 1 ? "limited" : "unlimited") +
-            "_tc-" + std::to_string(thread_count) + ".checksum");
+                               "_tc-" + std::to_string(thread_count) + ".checksum";
+
+    std::ofstream check_file;
+    check_file.open(cfname);
+
+    if (check_file.bad()) {
+        std::cerr << "Failed to open Checksum File '" << cfname << "'" << std::endl;
+    }
+
     if constexpr (QUERY == 1) {
         //calculate simple checksum if QUERY == 1 -> simple query is applied
         check_file << sum_check(compare_value_a, data_a, data_b, workload_b);