CTEST(1)

NAME
ctest - CTest Command-Line Reference

  Contents

•   ctest(1)

•   Synopsis

•   Description

•   Options

•   Label and Subproject Summary

•   Build and Test Mode

•   Dashboard Client

•   Dashboard Client Steps

•   Dashboard Client Modes

•   Dashboard Client via CTest Command-Line

•   Dashboard Client via CTest Script

•   Dashboard Client Configuration

•   CTest Start Step

•   CTest Update Step

•   CTest Configure Step

•   CTest Build Step

•   CTest Test Step

•   CTest Coverage Step

•   CTest MemCheck Step

•   CTest Submit Step

•   Show as JSON Object Model

•   See Also

SYNOPSIS

ctest [<options>]
ctest --build-and-test <path-to-source> <path-to-build>
      --build-generator <generator> [<options>...]
      [--build-options <opts>...] [--test-command <command> [<args>...]]
ctest {-D <dashboard> | -M <model> -T <action> | -S <script> | -SP <script>}
      [-- <dashboard-options>...]

DESCRIPTION

The ctest executable is the CMake test driver program. CMake-generated build trees created for projects that use the enable_testing() and add_test() commands have testing support. This program will run the tests and report results.

OPTIONS

-C <cfg>, --build-config <cfg>
    Choose configuration to test.

    Some CMake-generated build trees can have multiple build configurations in the same tree. This option can be used to specify which one should be tested. Example configurations are Debug and Release.

--progress
    Enable short progress output from tests.

    When the output of ctest is being sent directly to a terminal, the progress through the set of tests is reported by updating the same line rather than printing start and end messages for each test on new lines. This can significantly reduce the verbosity of the test output. Test completion messages are still output on their own line for failed tests and the final test summary will also still be logged.

    This option can also be enabled by setting the environment variable CTEST_PROGRESS_OUTPUT.

-V,--verbose
    Enable verbose output from tests.

    Test output is normally suppressed and only summary information is displayed. This option will show all test output.

-VV,--extra-verbose
    Enable more verbose output from tests.

    Test output is normally suppressed and only summary information is displayed. This option will show even more test output.

--debug
    Displaying more verbose internals of CTest.

    This feature will result in a large number of output that is mostly useful for debugging dashboard problems.

--output-on-failure
    Output anything outputted by the test program if the test should fail. This option can also be enabled by setting the CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE environment variable

-F  Enable failover.

    This option allows CTest to resume a test set execution that was previously interrupted. If no interruption occurred, the -F option will have no effect.

-j <jobs>, --parallel <jobs>
    Run the tests in parallel using the given number of jobs.

    This option tells CTest to run the tests in parallel using given number of jobs. This option can also be set by setting the CTEST_PARALLEL_LEVEL environment variable.

    This option can be used with the PROCESSORS test property.

    See Label and Subproject Summary.

--test-load <level>
    While running tests in parallel (e.g. with -j), try not to start tests when they may cause the CPU load to pass above a given threshold.

    When ctest is run as a Dashboard Client this sets the TestLoad option of the CTest Test Step.

-Q,--quiet
    Make CTest quiet.

    This option will suppress all the output. The output log file will still be generated if the --output-log is specified. Options such as --verbose, --extra-verbose, and --debug are ignored if --quiet is specified.

-O <file>, --output-log <file>
    Output to log file.

    This option tells CTest to write all its output to a <file> log file.

-N,--show-only[=<format>]
    Disable actual execution of tests.

    This option tells CTest to list the tests that would be run but not actually run them. Useful in conjunction with the -R and -E options.

    <format> can be one of the following values.

human
    Human-friendly output. This is not guaranteed to be stable. This is the default.

json-v1
    Dump the test information in JSON format. See Show as JSON Object Model.

-L <regex>, --label-regex <regex>
    Run tests with labels matching regular expression.

    This option tells CTest to run only the tests whose labels match the given regular expression.

-R <regex>, --tests-regex <regex>
    Run tests matching regular expression.

    This option tells CTest to run only the tests whose names match the given regular expression.

-E <regex>, --exclude-regex <regex>
    Exclude tests matching regular expression.

    This option tells CTest to NOT run the tests whose names match the given regular expression.

-LE <regex>, --label-exclude <regex>
    Exclude tests with labels matching regular expression.

    This option tells CTest to NOT run the tests whose labels match the given regular expression.

-FA <regex>, --fixture-exclude-any <regex>
    Exclude fixtures matching <regex> from automatically adding any tests to the test set.

    If a test in the set of tests to be executed requires a particular fixture, that fixture’s setup and cleanup tests would normally be added to the test set automatically. This option prevents adding setup or cleanup tests for fixtures matching the <regex>. Note that all other fixture behavior is retained, including test dependencies and skipping tests that have fixture setup tests that fail.

-FS <regex>, --fixture-exclude-setup <regex>
    Same as -FA except only matching setup tests are excluded.

-FC <regex>, --fixture-exclude-cleanup <regex>
    Same as -FA except only matching cleanup tests are excluded.

-D <dashboard>, --dashboard <dashboard>
    Execute dashboard test.

    This option tells CTest to act as a CDash client and perform a dashboard test. All tests are <Mode><Test>, where <Mode> can be Experimental, Nightly, and Continuous, and <Test> can be Start, Update, Configure, Build, Test, Coverage, and Submit.

    See Dashboard Client.

-D <var>:<type>=<value>
    Define a variable for script mode.

    Pass in variable values on the command line. Use in conjunction with -S to pass variable values to a dashboard script. Parsing -D arguments as variable values is only attempted if the value following -D does not match any of the known dashboard types.

-M <model>, --test-model <model>
    Sets the model for a dashboard.

    This option tells CTest to act as a CDash client where the <model> can be Experimental, Nightly, and Continuous. Combining -M and -T is similar to -D.

    See Dashboard Client.

-T <action>, --test-action <action>
    Sets the dashboard action to perform.

    This option tells CTest to act as a CDash client and perform some action such as start, build, test etc. See Dashboard Client Steps for the full list of actions. Combining -M and -T is similar to -D.

    See Dashboard Client.

-S <script>, --script <script>
    Execute a dashboard for a configuration.

    This option tells CTest to load in a configuration script which sets a number of parameters such as the binary and source directories. Then CTest will do what is required to create and run a dashboard. This option basically sets up a dashboard and then runs ctest -D with the appropriate options.

    See Dashboard Client.

-SP <script>, --script-new-process <script>
    Execute a dashboard for a configuration.

    This option does the same operations as -S but it will do them in a separate process. This is primarily useful in cases where the script may modify the environment and you do not want the modified environment to impact other -S scripts.

    See Dashboard Client.

-I [Start,End,Stride,test#,test#|Test file], --tests-information
    Run a specific number of tests by number.

    This option causes CTest to run tests starting at number Start, ending at number End, and incrementing by Stride. Any additional numbers after Stride are considered individual test numbers. Start, End, or Stride can be empty. Optionally a file can be given that contains the same syntax as the command line.

-U, --union
    Take the Union of -I and -R.

    When both -R and -I are specified by default the intersection of tests are run. By specifying -U the union of tests is run instead.

--rerun-failed
    Run only the tests that failed previously.

    This option tells CTest to perform only the tests that failed during its previous run. When this option is specified, CTest ignores all other options intended to modify the list of tests to run (-L, -R, -E, -LE, -I, etc). In the event that CTest runs and no tests fail, subsequent calls to CTest with the --rerun-failed option will run the set of tests that most recently failed (if any).

--repeat-until-fail <n>
    Require each test to run <n> times without failing in order to pass.

    This is useful in finding sporadic failures in test cases.

--max-width <width>
    Set the max width for a test name to output.

    Set the maximum width for each test name to show in the output. This allows the user to widen the output to avoid clipping the test name which can be very annoying.

--interactive-debug-mode [0|1]
    Set the interactive mode to 0 or 1.

    This option causes CTest to run tests in either an interactive mode or a non-interactive mode. On Windows this means that in non-interactive mode, all system debug pop up windows are blocked. In dashboard mode (Experimental, Nightly, Continuous), the default is non-interactive. When just running tests not for a dashboard the default is to allow popups and interactive debugging.

--no-label-summary
    Disable timing summary information for labels.

    This option tells CTest not to print summary information for each label associated with the tests run. If there are no labels on the tests, nothing extra is printed.

    See Label and Subproject Summary.

--no-subproject-summary
    Disable timing summary information for subprojects.

    This option tells CTest not to print summary information for each subproject associated with the tests run. If there are no subprojects on the tests, nothing extra is printed.

    See Label and Subproject Summary.

    --build-and-test See Build and Test Mode.

--test-output-size-passed <size>
    Limit the output for passed tests to <size> bytes.

--test-output-size-failed <size>
    Limit the output for failed tests to <size> bytes.

--overwrite
    Overwrite CTest configuration option.

    By default CTest uses configuration options from configuration file. This option will overwrite the configuration option.

--force-new-ctest-process
    Run child CTest instances as new processes.

    By default CTest will run child CTest instances within the same process. If this behavior is not desired, this argument will enforce new processes for child CTest processes.

--schedule-random
    Use a random order for scheduling tests.

    This option will run the tests in a random order. It is commonly used to detect implicit dependencies in a test suite.

--submit-index
    Legacy option for old Dart2 dashboard server feature. Do not use.

--timeout <seconds>
    Set the default test timeout.

    This option effectively sets a timeout on all tests that do not already have a timeout set on them via the TIMEOUT property.

--stop-time <time>
    Set a time at which all tests should stop running.

    Set a real time of day at which all tests should timeout. Example: 7:00:00 -0400. Any time format understood by the curl date parser is accepted. Local time is assumed if no timezone is specified.

--print-labels
    Print all available test labels.

    This option will not run any tests, it will simply print the list of all labels associated with the test set.

--help,-help,-usage,-h,-H,/?
    Print usage information and exit.

    Usage describes the basic command line interface and its options.

--version,-version,/V [<f>]
    Show program name/version banner and exit.

    If a file is specified, the version is written into it. The help is printed to a named <f>ile if given.

--help-full [<f>]
    Print all help manuals and exit.

    All manuals are printed in a human-readable text format. The help is printed to a named <f>ile if given.

--help-manual <man> [<f>]
    Print one help manual and exit.

    The specified manual is printed in a human-readable text format. The help is printed to a named <f>ile if given.

--help-manual-list [<f>]
    List help manuals available and exit.

    The list contains all manuals for which help may be obtained by using the --help-manual option followed by a manual name. The help is printed to a named <f>ile if given.

--help-command <cmd> [<f>]
    Print help for one command and exit.

    The cmake-commands(7) manual entry for <cmd> is printed in a human-readable text format. The help is printed to a named <f>ile if given.

--help-command-list [<f>]
    List commands with help available and exit.

    The list contains all commands for which help may be obtained by using the --help-command option followed by a command name. The help is printed to a named <f>ile if given.

--help-commands [<f>]
    Print cmake-commands manual and exit.

    The cmake-commands(7) manual is printed in a human-readable text format. The help is printed to a named <f>ile if given.

--help-module <mod> [<f>]
    Print help for one module and exit.

    The cmake-modules(7) manual entry for <mod> is printed in a human-readable text format. The help is printed to a named <f>ile if given.

--help-module-list [<f>]
    List modules with help available and exit.

    The list contains all modules for which help may be obtained by using the --help-module option followed by a module name. The help is printed to a named <f>ile if given.

--help-modules [<f>]
    Print cmake-modules manual and exit.

    The cmake-modules(7) manual is printed in a human-readable text format. The help is printed to a named <f>ile if given.

--help-policy <cmp> [<f>]
    Print help for one policy and exit.

    The cmake-policies(7) manual entry for <cmp> is printed in a human-readable text format. The help is printed to a named <f>ile if given.

--help-policy-list [<f>]
    List policies with help available and exit.

    The list contains all policies for which help may be obtained by using the --help-policy option followed by a policy name. The help is printed to a named <f>ile if given.

--help-policies [<f>]
    Print cmake-policies manual and exit.

    The cmake-policies(7) manual is printed in a human-readable text format. The help is printed to a named <f>ile if given.

--help-property <prop> [<f>]
    Print help for one property and exit.

    The cmake-properties(7) manual entries for <prop> are printed in a human-readable text format. The help is printed to a named <f>ile if given.

--help-property-list [<f>]
    List properties with help available and exit.

    The list contains all properties for which help may be obtained by using the --help-property option followed by a property name. The help is printed to a named <f>ile if given.

--help-properties [<f>]
    Print cmake-properties manual and exit.

    The cmake-properties(7) manual is printed in a human-readable text format. The help is printed to a named <f>ile if given.

--help-variable <var> [<f>]
    Print help for one variable and exit.

    The cmake-variables(7) manual entry for <var> is printed in a human-readable text format. The help is printed to a named <f>ile if given.

--help-variable-list [<f>]
    List variables with help available and exit.

    The list contains all variables for which help may be obtained by using the --help-variable option followed by a variable name. The help is printed to a named <f>ile if given.

--help-variables [<f>]
    Print cmake-variables manual and exit.

    The cmake-variables(7) manual is printed in a human-readable text format. The help is printed to a named <f>ile if given.

LABEL AND SUBPROJECT SUMMARY

CTest prints timing summary information for each LABEL and subproject associated with the tests run. The label time summary will not include labels that are mapped to subprojects.

When the PROCESSORS test property is set, CTest will display a weighted test timing result in label and subproject summaries. The time is reported with sec*proc instead of just sec.

The weighted time summary reported for each label or subproject j is computed as:

Weighted Time Summary for Label/Subproject j =
    sum(raw_test_time[j,i] * num_processors[j,i], i=1...num_tests[j])
for labels/subprojects j=1...total

where:

•   raw_test_time[j,i]: Wall-clock time for the i test for the j label or subproject

•   num_processors[j,i]: Value of the CTest PROCESSORS property for the i test for the j label or subproject

•   num_tests[j]: Number of tests associated with the j label or subproject

•   total: Total number of labels or subprojects that have at least one test run

    Therefore, the weighted time summary for each label or subproject represents the amount of time that CTest gave to run the tests for each label or subproject and gives a good representation of the total expense of the tests for each label or subproject when compared to other labels or subprojects.

    For example, if SubprojectA showed 100 sec*proc and SubprojectB showed 10 sec*proc, then CTest allocated approximately 10 times the CPU/core time to run the tests for SubprojectA than for SubprojectB (e.g. so if effort is going to be expended to reduce the cost of the test suite for the whole project, then reducing the cost of the test suite for SubprojectA would likely have a larger impact than effort to reduce the cost of the test suite for SubprojectB).

BUILD AND TEST MODE

CTest provides a command-line signature to configure (i.e. run cmake on), build, and/or execute a test:

ctest --build-and-test <path-to-source> <path-to-build>
      --build-generator <generator>
      [<options>...]
      [--build-options <opts>...]
      [--test-command <command> [<args>...]]

The configure and test steps are optional. The arguments to this command line are the source and binary directories. The --build-generator option must be provided to use --build-and-test. If --test-command is specified then that will be run after the build is complete. Other options that affect this mode include:

--build-target
    Specify a specific target to build.

    If left out the all target is built.

--build-nocmake
    Run the build without running cmake first.

    Skip the cmake step.

--build-run-dir
    Specify directory to run programs from.

    Directory where programs will be after it has been compiled.

--build-two-config
    Run CMake twice.

--build-exe-dir
    Specify the directory for the executable.

--build-generator
    Specify the generator to use. See the cmake-generators(7) manual.

--build-generator-platform
    Specify the generator-specific platform.

--build-generator-toolset
    Specify the generator-specific toolset.

--build-project
    Specify the name of the project to build.

--build-makeprogram
    Override the make program chosen by CTest with a given one.

--build-noclean
    Skip the make clean step.

--build-config-sample
    A sample executable to use to determine the configuration that should be used. e.g. Debug, Release etc.

--build-options
    Additional options for configuring the build (i.e. for CMake, not for the build tool). Note that if this is specified, the --build-options keyword and its arguments must be the last option given on the command line, with the possible exception of --test-command.

--test-command
    The command to run as the test step with the --build-and-test option. All arguments following this keyword will be assumed to be part of the test command line, so it must be the last option given.

--test-timeout
    The time limit in seconds

DASHBOARD CLIENT

CTest can operate as a client for the CDash software quality dashboard application. As a dashboard client, CTest performs a sequence of steps to configure, build, and test software, and then submits the results to a CDash server. The command-line signature used to submit to CDash is:

ctest (-D <dashboard> | -M <model> -T <action> | -S <script> | -SP <script>)
      [-- <dashboard-options>...]

Options for Dashboard Client include:

--track <track>
    Specify the track to submit dashboard to

    Submit dashboard to specified track instead of default one. By default, the dashboard is submitted to Nightly, Experimental, or Continuous track, but by specifying this option, the track can be arbitrary.

-A <file>, --add-notes <file>
    Add a notes file with submission.

    This option tells CTest to include a notes file when submitting dashboard.

--tomorrow-tag
    Nightly or Experimental starts with next day tag.

    This is useful if the build will not finish in one day.

--extra-submit <file>[;<file>]
    Submit extra files to the dashboard.

    This option will submit extra files to the dashboard.

--http1.0
    Submit using HTTP 1.0.

    This option will force CTest to use HTTP 1.0 to submit files to the dashboard, instead of HTTP 1.1.

--no-compress-output
    Do not compress test output when submitting.

    This flag will turn off automatic compression of test output. Use this to maintain compatibility with an older version of CDash which doesn’t support compressed test output.

  Dashboard Client Steps

CTest defines an ordered list of testing steps of which some or all may be run as a dashboard client:

Start
    Start a new dashboard submission to be composed of results recorded by the following steps. See the CTest Start Step section below.

Update
    Update the source tree from its version control repository. Record the old and new versions and the list of updated source files. See the CTest Update Step section below.

Configure
    Configure the software by running a command in the build tree. Record the configuration output log. See the CTest Configure Step section below.

Build
    Build the software by running a command in the build tree. Record the build output log and detect warnings and errors. See the CTest Build Step section below.

Test
    Test the software by loading a CTestTestfile.cmake from the build tree and executing the defined tests. Record the output and result of each test. See the CTest Test Step section below.

Coverage
    Compute coverage of the source code by running a coverage analysis tool and recording its output. See the CTest Coverage Step section below.

MemCheck
    Run the software test suite through a memory check tool. Record the test output, results, and issues reported by the tool. See the CTest MemCheck Step section below.

Submit
    Submit results recorded from other testing steps to the software quality dashboard server. See the CTest Submit Step section below.

  Dashboard Client Modes

CTest defines three modes of operation as a dashboard client:

Nightly
    This mode is intended to be invoked once per day, typically at night. It enables the Start, Update, Configure, Build, Test, Coverage, and Submit steps by default. Selected steps run even if the Update step reports no changes to the source tree.

Continuous
    This mode is intended to be invoked repeatedly throughout the day. It enables the Start, Update, Configure, Build, Test, Coverage, and Submit steps by default, but exits after the Update step if it reports no changes to the source tree.

Experimental
    This mode is intended to be invoked by a developer to test local changes. It enables the Start, Configure, Build, Test, Coverage, and Submit steps by default.

  Dashboard Client via CTest Command-Line

CTest can perform testing on an already-generated build tree. Run the ctest command with the current working directory set to the build tree and use one of these signatures:

ctest -D <mode>[<step>]
ctest -M <mode> [ -T <step> ]...

The <mode> must be one of the above Dashboard Client Modes, and each <step> must be one of the above Dashboard Client Steps.

CTest reads the Dashboard Client Configuration settings from a file in the build tree called either CTestConfiguration.ini or DartConfiguration.tcl (the names are historical). The format of the file is:

# Lines starting in '#' are comments.
# Other non-blank lines are key-value pairs.
<setting>: <value>

where <setting> is the setting name and <value> is the setting value.

In build trees generated by CMake, this configuration file is generated by the CTest module if included by the project. The module uses variables to obtain a value for each setting as documented with the settings below.

  Dashboard Client via CTest Script

CTest can perform testing driven by a cmake-language(7) script that creates and maintains the source and build tree as well as performing the testing steps. Run the ctest command with the current working directory set outside of any build tree and use one of these signatures:

ctest -S <script>
ctest -SP <script>

The <script> file must call CTest Commands commands to run testing steps explicitly as documented below. The commands obtain Dashboard Client Configuration settings from their arguments or from variables set in the script.

DASHBOARD CLIENT CONFIGURATION

The Dashboard Client Steps may be configured by named settings as documented in the following sections.

  CTest Start Step

Start a new dashboard submission to be composed of results recorded by the following steps.

In a CTest Script, the ctest_start() command runs this step. Arguments to the command may specify some of the step settings. The command first runs the command-line specified by the CTEST_CHECKOUT_COMMAND variable, if set, to initialize the source directory.

Configuration settings include:

BuildDirectory
    The full path to the project build tree.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY

•   CTest module variable: PROJECT_BINARY_DIR

SourceDirectory
    The full path to the project source tree.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_SOURCE_DIRECTORY

•   CTest module variable: PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR

  CTest Update Step

In a CTest Script, the ctest_update() command runs this step. Arguments to the command may specify some of the step settings.

Configuration settings to specify the version control tool include:

BZRCommand
    bzr command-line tool to use if source tree is managed by Bazaar.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_BZR_COMMAND

•   CTest module variable: none

BZRUpdateOptions
    Command-line options to the BZRCommand when updating the source.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_BZR_UPDATE_OPTIONS

•   CTest module variable: none

CVSCommand
    cvs command-line tool to use if source tree is managed by CVS.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_CVS_COMMAND

•   CTest module variable: CVSCOMMAND

CVSUpdateOptions
    Command-line options to the CVSCommand when updating the source.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_CVS_UPDATE_OPTIONS

•   CTest module variable: CVS_UPDATE_OPTIONS

GITCommand
    git command-line tool to use if source tree is managed by Git.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_GIT_COMMAND

•   CTest module variable: GITCOMMAND

    The source tree is updated by git fetch followed by git reset --hard to the FETCH_HEAD. The result is the same as git pull except that any local modifications are overwritten. Use GITUpdateCustom to specify a different approach.

GITInitSubmodules
    If set, CTest will update the repository’s submodules before updating.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_GIT_INIT_SUBMODULES

•   CTest module variable: CTEST_GIT_INIT_SUBMODULES

GITUpdateCustom
    Specify a custom command line (as a semicolon-separated list) to run in the source tree (Git work tree) to update it instead of running the GITCommand.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_GIT_UPDATE_CUSTOM

•   CTest module variable: CTEST_GIT_UPDATE_CUSTOM

GITUpdateOptions
    Command-line options to the GITCommand when updating the source.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_GIT_UPDATE_OPTIONS

•   CTest module variable: GIT_UPDATE_OPTIONS

HGCommand
    hg command-line tool to use if source tree is managed by Mercurial.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_HG_COMMAND

•   CTest module variable: none

HGUpdateOptions
    Command-line options to the HGCommand when updating the source.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_HG_UPDATE_OPTIONS

•   CTest module variable: none

P4Client
    Value of the -c option to the P4Command.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_P4_CLIENT

•   CTest module variable: CTEST_P4_CLIENT

P4Command
    p4 command-line tool to use if source tree is managed by Perforce.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_P4_COMMAND

•   CTest module variable: P4COMMAND

P4Options
    Command-line options to the P4Command for all invocations.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_P4_OPTIONS

•   CTest module variable: CTEST_P4_OPTIONS

P4UpdateCustom
    Specify a custom command line (as a semicolon-separated list) to run in the source tree (Perforce tree) to update it instead of running the P4Command.

•   CTest Script variable: none

•   CTest module variable: CTEST_P4_UPDATE_CUSTOM

P4UpdateOptions
    Command-line options to the P4Command when updating the source.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_P4_UPDATE_OPTIONS

•   CTest module variable: CTEST_P4_UPDATE_OPTIONS

SVNCommand
    svn command-line tool to use if source tree is managed by Subversion.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_SVN_COMMAND

•   CTest module variable: SVNCOMMAND

SVNOptions
    Command-line options to the SVNCommand for all invocations.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_SVN_OPTIONS

•   CTest module variable: CTEST_SVN_OPTIONS

SVNUpdateOptions
    Command-line options to the SVNCommand when updating the source.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_SVN_UPDATE_OPTIONS

•   CTest module variable: SVN_UPDATE_OPTIONS

UpdateCommand
    Specify the version-control command-line tool to use without detecting the VCS that manages the source tree.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_UPDATE_COMMAND

•   CTest module variable: <VCS>COMMAND when UPDATE_TYPE is <vcs>, else UPDATE_COMMAND

UpdateOptions
    Command-line options to the UpdateCommand.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_UPDATE_OPTIONS

•   CTest module variable: <VCS>_UPDATE_OPTIONS when UPDATE_TYPE is <vcs>, else UPDATE_OPTIONS

UpdateType
    Specify the version-control system that manages the source tree if it cannot be detected automatically. The value may be bzr, cvs, git, hg, p4, or svn.

•   CTest Script variable: none, detected from source tree

•   CTest module variable: UPDATE_TYPE if set, else CTEST_UPDATE_TYPE

UpdateVersionOnly
    Specify that you want the version control update command to only discover the current version that is checked out, and not to update to a different version.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_UPDATE_VERSION_ONLY

UpdateVersionOverride
    Specify the current version of your source tree.

    When this variable is set to a non-empty string, CTest will report the value you specified rather than using the update command to discover the current version that is checked out. Use of this variable supersedes UpdateVersionOnly. Like UpdateVersionOnly, using this variable tells CTest not to update the source tree to a different version.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_UPDATE_VERSION_OVERRIDE

    Additional configuration settings include:

NightlyStartTime
    In the Nightly dashboard mode, specify the “nightly start time”. With centralized version control systems (cvs and svn), the Update step checks out the version of the software as of this time so that multiple clients choose a common version to test. This is not well-defined in distributed version-control systems so the setting is ignored.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_NIGHTLY_START_TIME

•   CTest module variable: NIGHTLY_START_TIME if set, else CTEST_NIGHTLY_START_TIME

  CTest Configure Step

In a CTest Script, the ctest_configure() command runs this step. Arguments to the command may specify some of the step settings.

Configuration settings include:

ConfigureCommand
    Command-line to launch the software configuration process. It will be executed in the location specified by the BuildDirectory setting.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_CONFIGURE_COMMAND

•   CTest module variable: CMAKE_COMMAND followed by PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR

LabelsForSubprojects
    Specify a semicolon-separated list of labels that will be treated as subprojects. This mapping will be passed on to CDash when configure, test or build results are submitted.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_LABELS_FOR_SUBPROJECTS

•   CTest module variable: CTEST_LABELS_FOR_SUBPROJECTS

    See Label and Subproject Summary.

  CTest Build Step

In a CTest Script, the ctest_build() command runs this step. Arguments to the command may specify some of the step settings.

Configuration settings include:

DefaultCTestConfigurationType
    When the build system to be launched allows build-time selection of the configuration (e.g. Debug, Release), this specifies the default configuration to be built when no -C option is given to the ctest command. The value will be substituted into the value of MakeCommand to replace the literal string ${CTEST_CONFIGURATION_TYPE} if it appears.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_CONFIGURATION_TYPE

•   CTest module variable: DEFAULT_CTEST_CONFIGURATION_TYPE, initialized by the CMAKE_CONFIG_TYPE environment variable

LabelsForSubprojects
    Specify a semicolon-separated list of labels that will be treated as subprojects. This mapping will be passed on to CDash when configure, test or build results are submitted.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_LABELS_FOR_SUBPROJECTS

•   CTest module variable: CTEST_LABELS_FOR_SUBPROJECTS

    See Label and Subproject Summary.

MakeCommand
    Command-line to launch the software build process. It will be executed in the location specified by the BuildDirectory setting.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_BUILD_COMMAND

•   CTest module variable: MAKECOMMAND, initialized by the build_command() command

UseLaunchers
    For build trees generated by CMake using one of the Makefile Generators or the Ninja generator, specify whether the CTEST_USE_LAUNCHERS feature is enabled by the CTestUseLaunchers module (also included by the CTest module). When enabled, the generated build system wraps each invocation of the compiler, linker, or custom command line with a “launcher” that communicates with CTest via environment variables and files to report granular build warning and error information. Otherwise, CTest must “scrape” the build output log for diagnostics.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_USE_LAUNCHERS

•   CTest module variable: CTEST_USE_LAUNCHERS

  CTest Test Step

In a CTest Script, the ctest_test() command runs this step. Arguments to the command may specify some of the step settings.

Configuration settings include:

LabelsForSubprojects
    Specify a semicolon-separated list of labels that will be treated as subprojects. This mapping will be passed on to CDash when configure, test or build results are submitted.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_LABELS_FOR_SUBPROJECTS

•   CTest module variable: CTEST_LABELS_FOR_SUBPROJECTS

    See Label and Subproject Summary.

TestLoad
    While running tests in parallel (e.g. with -j), try not to start tests when they may cause the CPU load to pass above a given threshold.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_TEST_LOAD

•   CTest module variable: CTEST_TEST_LOAD

TimeOut
    The default timeout for each test if not specified by the TIMEOUT test property.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_TEST_TIMEOUT

•   CTest module variable: DART_TESTING_TIMEOUT

  CTest Coverage Step

In a CTest Script, the ctest_coverage() command runs this step. Arguments to the command may specify some of the step settings.

Configuration settings include:

CoverageCommand
    Command-line tool to perform software coverage analysis. It will be executed in the location specified by the BuildDirectory setting.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_COVERAGE_COMMAND

•   CTest module variable: COVERAGE_COMMAND

CoverageExtraFlags
    Specify command-line options to the CoverageCommand tool.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_COVERAGE_EXTRA_FLAGS

•   CTest module variable: COVERAGE_EXTRA_FLAGS

    These options are the first arguments passed to CoverageCommand.

  CTest MemCheck Step

In a CTest Script, the ctest_memcheck() command runs this step. Arguments to the command may specify some of the step settings.

Configuration settings include:

MemoryCheckCommand
    Command-line tool to perform dynamic analysis. Test command lines will be launched through this tool.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_MEMORYCHECK_COMMAND

•   CTest module variable: MEMORYCHECK_COMMAND

MemoryCheckCommandOptions
    Specify command-line options to the MemoryCheckCommand tool. They will be placed prior to the test command line.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_MEMORYCHECK_COMMAND_OPTIONS

•   CTest module variable: MEMORYCHECK_COMMAND_OPTIONS

MemoryCheckType
    Specify the type of memory checking to perform.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_MEMORYCHECK_TYPE

•   CTest module variable: MEMORYCHECK_TYPE

MemoryCheckSanitizerOptions
    Specify options to sanitizers when running with a sanitize-enabled build.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_MEMORYCHECK_SANITIZER_OPTIONS

•   CTest module variable: MEMORYCHECK_SANITIZER_OPTIONS

MemoryCheckSuppressionFile
    Specify a file containing suppression rules for the MemoryCheckCommand tool. It will be passed with options appropriate to the tool.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_MEMORYCHECK_SUPPRESSIONS_FILE

•   CTest module variable: MEMORYCHECK_SUPPRESSIONS_FILE

    Additional configuration settings include:

BoundsCheckerCommand
    Specify a MemoryCheckCommand that is known to be command-line compatible with Bounds Checker.

•   CTest Script variable: none

•   CTest module variable: none

PurifyCommand
    Specify a MemoryCheckCommand that is known to be command-line compatible with Purify.

•   CTest Script variable: none

•   CTest module variable: PURIFYCOMMAND

ValgrindCommand
    Specify a MemoryCheckCommand that is known to be command-line compatible with Valgrind.

•   CTest Script variable: none

•   CTest module variable: VALGRIND_COMMAND

ValgrindCommandOptions
    Specify command-line options to the ValgrindCommand tool. They will be placed prior to the test command line.

•   CTest Script variable: none

•   CTest module variable: VALGRIND_COMMAND_OPTIONS

  CTest Submit Step

In a CTest Script, the ctest_submit() command runs this step. Arguments to the command may specify some of the step settings.

Configuration settings include:

BuildName
    Describe the dashboard client platform with a short string. (Operating system, compiler, etc.)

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_BUILD_NAME

•   CTest module variable: BUILDNAME

CDashVersion
    Legacy option. Not used.

•   CTest Script variable: none, detected from server

•   CTest module variable: CTEST_CDASH_VERSION

CTestSubmitRetryCount
    Specify a number of attempts to retry submission on network failure.

•   CTest Script variable: none, use the ctest_submit() RETRY_COUNT option.

•   CTest module variable: CTEST_SUBMIT_RETRY_COUNT

CTestSubmitRetryDelay
    Specify a delay before retrying submission on network failure.

•   CTest Script variable: none, use the ctest_submit() RETRY_DELAY option.

•   CTest module variable: CTEST_SUBMIT_RETRY_DELAY

CurlOptions
    Specify a semicolon-separated list of options to control the Curl library that CTest uses internally to connect to the server. Possible options are CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER_OFF and CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST_OFF.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_CURL_OPTIONS

•   CTest module variable: CTEST_CURL_OPTIONS

DropLocation
    Legacy option. When SubmitURL is not set, it is constructed from DropMethod, DropSiteUser, DropSitePassword, DropSite, and DropLocation.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_DROP_LOCATION

•   CTest module variable: DROP_LOCATION if set, else CTEST_DROP_LOCATION

DropMethod
    Legacy option. When SubmitURL is not set, it is constructed from DropMethod, DropSiteUser, DropSitePassword, DropSite, and DropLocation.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_DROP_METHOD

•   CTest module variable: DROP_METHOD if set, else CTEST_DROP_METHOD

DropSite
    Legacy option. When SubmitURL is not set, it is constructed from DropMethod, DropSiteUser, DropSitePassword, DropSite, and DropLocation.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_DROP_SITE

•   CTest module variable: DROP_SITE if set, else CTEST_DROP_SITE

DropSitePassword
    Legacy option. When SubmitURL is not set, it is constructed from DropMethod, DropSiteUser, DropSitePassword, DropSite, and DropLocation.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_DROP_SITE_PASSWORD

•   CTest module variable: DROP_SITE_PASSWORD if set, else CTEST_DROP_SITE_PASWORD

DropSiteUser
    Legacy option. When SubmitURL is not set, it is constructed from DropMethod, DropSiteUser, DropSitePassword, DropSite, and DropLocation.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_DROP_SITE_USER

•   CTest module variable: DROP_SITE_USER if set, else CTEST_DROP_SITE_USER

IsCDash
    Legacy option. Not used.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_DROP_SITE_CDASH

•   CTest module variable: CTEST_DROP_SITE_CDASH

ScpCommand
    Legacy option. Not used.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_SCP_COMMAND

•   CTest module variable: SCPCOMMAND

Site
    Describe the dashboard client host site with a short string. (Hostname, domain, etc.)

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_SITE

•   CTest module variable: SITE, initialized by the site_name() command

SubmitURL
    The http or https URL of the dashboard server to send the submission to.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_SUBMIT_URL

•   CTest module variable: SUBMIT_URL if set, else CTEST_SUBMIT_URL

TriggerSite
    Legacy option. Not used.

•   CTest Script variable: CTEST_TRIGGER_SITE

•   CTest module variable: TRIGGER_SITE if set, else CTEST_TRIGGER_SITE

SHOW AS JSON OBJECT MODEL

When the --show-only=json-v1 command line option is given, the test information is output in JSON format. Version 1.0 of the JSON object model is defined as follows:

kind
    The string “ctestInfo”.

version
    A JSON object specifying the version components. Its members are

major
    A non-negative integer specifying the major version component.

minor
    A non-negative integer specifying the minor version component.

backtraceGraph
    JSON object representing backtrace information with the following members:

commands
    List of command names.

files
    List of file names.

nodes
    List of node JSON objects with members:

command
    Index into the commands member of the backtraceGraph.

file
    Index into the files member of the backtraceGraph.

line
    Line number in the file where the backtrace was added.

parent
    Index into the nodes member of the backtraceGraph representing the parent in the graph.

tests
    A JSON array listing information about each test. Each entry is a JSON object with members:

name
    Test name.

config
    Configuration that the test can run on. Empty string means any config.

command
    List where the first element is the test command and the remaining elements are the command arguments.

backtrace
    Index into the nodes member of the backtraceGraph.

properties
    Test properties. Can contain keys for each of the supported test properties.

SEE ALSO

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