Ignore JBM tracefiles when comparing to input -- not present for input files

        # set to false per default even if this is no JBM case - makes later check for failure easier

        tracefile_last_rtp_numbers_differ = False

        if len(tracefile_dec) > 0:

        if len(tracefile_dec) > 0 and not compare_to_input:

            dut_tracefile_dec = f"{dut_base_path}/param_file/dec/{tracefile_dec}"

            ref_tracefile_dec = f"{reference_path}/param_file/dec/{tracefile_dec}"

    path = str(path.resolve())

    if request.config.option.update_ref == "0":

    if request.config.option.update_ref == "0" and not request.config.option.compare_to_input:

        if not os.path.isdir(path):

            raise FileNotFoundError(

                f"REF path {path} not found!\nPlease generate the references, first!\n!"