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| <span id="command:add_test"></span><h1>add_test<a class="headerlink" href="#add-test" title="Permalink to this headline">ΒΆ</a></h1> |
| <p>Add a test to the project to be run by <span class="target" id="index-0-manual:ctest(1)"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../manual/ctest.1.html#manual:ctest(1)" title="ctest(1)"><code class="xref cmake cmake-manual docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ctest(1)</span></code></a>.</p> |
| <div class="highlight-cmake notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="nf">add_test(</span><span class="no">NAME</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nv"><name></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="no">COMMAND</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nv"><command></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">[</span><span class="nv"><arg>...</span><span class="p">]</span><span class="w"></span> |
| <span class="w"> </span><span class="p">[</span><span class="no">CONFIGURATIONS</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nv"><config>...</span><span class="p">]</span><span class="w"></span> |
| <span class="w"> </span><span class="p">[</span><span class="no">WORKING_DIRECTORY</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nv"><dir></span><span class="p">]</span><span class="w"></span> |
| <span class="w"> </span><span class="p">[</span><span class="no">COMMAND_EXPAND_LISTS</span><span class="p">]</span><span class="nf">)</span><span class="w"></span> |
| </pre></div> |
| </div> |
| <p>Adds a test called <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre"><name></span></code>. The test name may contain arbitrary |
| characters, expressed as a <a class="reference internal" href="../manual/cmake-language.7.html#quoted-argument"><span class="std std-ref">Quoted Argument</span></a> or <a class="reference internal" href="../manual/cmake-language.7.html#bracket-argument"><span class="std std-ref">Bracket Argument</span></a> |
| if necessary. See policy <span class="target" id="index-0-policy:CMP0110"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../policy/CMP0110.html#policy:CMP0110" title="CMP0110"><code class="xref cmake cmake-policy docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">CMP0110</span></code></a>. The options are:</p> |
| <dl> |
| <dt><code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">COMMAND</span></code></dt><dd><p>Specify the test command-line. If <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre"><command></span></code> specifies an |
| executable target (created by <span class="target" id="index-0-command:add_executable"></span><a class="reference internal" href="add_executable.html#command:add_executable" title="add_executable"><code class="xref cmake cmake-command docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">add_executable()</span></code></a>) it will |
| automatically be replaced by the location of the executable created |
| at build time.</p> |
| <p>The command may be specified using |
| <span class="target" id="index-0-manual:cmake-generator-expressions(7)"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../manual/cmake-generator-expressions.7.html#manual:cmake-generator-expressions(7)" title="cmake-generator-expressions(7)"><code class="xref cmake cmake-manual docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">generator</span> <span class="pre">expressions</span></code></a>.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt><code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">CONFIGURATIONS</span></code></dt><dd><p>Restrict execution of the test only to the named configurations.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt><code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">WORKING_DIRECTORY</span></code></dt><dd><p>Set the <span class="target" id="index-0-prop_test:WORKING_DIRECTORY"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../prop_test/WORKING_DIRECTORY.html#prop_test:WORKING_DIRECTORY" title="WORKING_DIRECTORY"><code class="xref cmake cmake-prop_test docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">WORKING_DIRECTORY</span></code></a> test property to |
| specify the working directory in which to execute the test. |
| If not specified the test will be run with the current working |
| directory set to the build directory corresponding to the |
| current source directory.</p> |
| <p>The working directory may be specified using |
| <span class="target" id="index-1-manual:cmake-generator-expressions(7)"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../manual/cmake-generator-expressions.7.html#manual:cmake-generator-expressions(7)" title="cmake-generator-expressions(7)"><code class="xref cmake cmake-manual docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">generator</span> <span class="pre">expressions</span></code></a>.</p> |
| </dd> |
| <dt><code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">COMMAND_EXPAND_LISTS</span></code></dt><dd><div class="versionadded"> |
| <p><span class="versionmodified added">New in version 3.16.</span></p> |
| </div> |
| <p>Lists in <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">COMMAND</span></code> arguments will be expanded, including those |
| created with |
| <span class="target" id="index-2-manual:cmake-generator-expressions(7)"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../manual/cmake-generator-expressions.7.html#manual:cmake-generator-expressions(7)" title="cmake-generator-expressions(7)"><code class="xref cmake cmake-manual docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">generator</span> <span class="pre">expressions</span></code></a>.</p> |
| </dd> |
| </dl> |
| <p>The given test command is expected to exit with code <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">0</span></code> to pass and |
| non-zero to fail, or vice-versa if the <span class="target" id="index-0-prop_test:WILL_FAIL"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../prop_test/WILL_FAIL.html#prop_test:WILL_FAIL" title="WILL_FAIL"><code class="xref cmake cmake-prop_test docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">WILL_FAIL</span></code></a> test |
| property is set. Any output written to stdout or stderr will be |
| captured by <span class="target" id="index-1-manual:ctest(1)"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../manual/ctest.1.html#manual:ctest(1)" title="ctest(1)"><code class="xref cmake cmake-manual docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ctest(1)</span></code></a> but does not affect the pass/fail status |
| unless the <span class="target" id="index-0-prop_test:PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../prop_test/PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION.html#prop_test:PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION" title="PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION"><code class="xref cmake cmake-prop_test docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION</span></code></a>, |
| <span class="target" id="index-0-prop_test:FAIL_REGULAR_EXPRESSION"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../prop_test/FAIL_REGULAR_EXPRESSION.html#prop_test:FAIL_REGULAR_EXPRESSION" title="FAIL_REGULAR_EXPRESSION"><code class="xref cmake cmake-prop_test docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">FAIL_REGULAR_EXPRESSION</span></code></a> or |
| <span class="target" id="index-0-prop_test:SKIP_REGULAR_EXPRESSION"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../prop_test/SKIP_REGULAR_EXPRESSION.html#prop_test:SKIP_REGULAR_EXPRESSION" title="SKIP_REGULAR_EXPRESSION"><code class="xref cmake cmake-prop_test docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SKIP_REGULAR_EXPRESSION</span></code></a> test property is used.</p> |
| <div class="versionadded"> |
| <p><span class="versionmodified added">New in version 3.16: </span>Added <span class="target" id="index-1-prop_test:SKIP_REGULAR_EXPRESSION"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../prop_test/SKIP_REGULAR_EXPRESSION.html#prop_test:SKIP_REGULAR_EXPRESSION" title="SKIP_REGULAR_EXPRESSION"><code class="xref cmake cmake-prop_test docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SKIP_REGULAR_EXPRESSION</span></code></a> property.</p> |
| </div> |
| <p>Tests added with the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">add_test(NAME)</span></code> signature support using |
| <span class="target" id="index-3-manual:cmake-generator-expressions(7)"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../manual/cmake-generator-expressions.7.html#manual:cmake-generator-expressions(7)" title="cmake-generator-expressions(7)"><code class="xref cmake cmake-manual docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">generator</span> <span class="pre">expressions</span></code></a> |
| in test properties set by <span class="target" id="index-0-command:set_property"></span><a class="reference internal" href="set_property.html#command:set_property" title="set_property"><code class="xref cmake cmake-command docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">set_property(TEST)</span></code></a> or |
| <span class="target" id="index-0-command:set_tests_properties"></span><a class="reference internal" href="set_tests_properties.html#command:set_tests_properties" title="set_tests_properties"><code class="xref cmake cmake-command docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">set_tests_properties()</span></code></a>.</p> |
| <p>Example usage:</p> |
| <div class="highlight-cmake notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="nf">add_test(</span><span class="no">NAME</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nb">mytest</span><span class="w"></span> |
| <span class="w"> </span><span class="no">COMMAND</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nb">testDriver</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">--</span><span class="nb">config</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">$<</span><span class="no">CONFIG</span><span class="o">></span><span class="w"></span> |
| <span class="w"> </span><span class="p">--</span><span class="nb">exe</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">$<</span><span class="no">TARGET_FILE</span><span class="o">:</span><span class="nb">myexe</span><span class="o">></span><span class="nf">)</span><span class="w"></span> |
| </pre></div> |
| </div> |
| <p>This creates a test <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">mytest</span></code> whose command runs a <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">testDriver</span></code> tool |
| passing the configuration name and the full path to the executable |
| file produced by target <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">myexe</span></code>.</p> |
| <div class="admonition note"> |
| <p class="admonition-title">Note</p> |
| <p>CMake will generate tests only if the <span class="target" id="index-0-command:enable_testing"></span><a class="reference internal" href="enable_testing.html#command:enable_testing" title="enable_testing"><code class="xref cmake cmake-command docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">enable_testing()</span></code></a> |
| command has been invoked. The <span class="target" id="index-0-module:CTest"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../module/CTest.html#module:CTest" title="CTest"><code class="xref cmake cmake-module docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">CTest</span></code></a> module invokes the |
| command automatically unless the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">BUILD_TESTING</span></code> option is turned |
| <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">OFF</span></code>.</p> |
| </div> |
| <hr class="docutils" /> |
| <p>This command also supports a simpler, but less flexible, signature:</p> |
| <div class="highlight-cmake notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="nf">add_test(</span><span class="nv"><name></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nv"><command></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">[</span><span class="nv"><arg>...</span><span class="p">]</span><span class="nf">)</span><span class="w"></span> |
| </pre></div> |
| </div> |
| <p>Add a test called <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre"><name></span></code> with the given command-line.</p> |
| <p>Unlike the above <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NAME</span></code> signature, target names are not supported |
| in the command-line. Furthermore, tests added with this signature do not |
| support <span class="target" id="index-4-manual:cmake-generator-expressions(7)"></span><a class="reference internal" href="../manual/cmake-generator-expressions.7.html#manual:cmake-generator-expressions(7)" title="cmake-generator-expressions(7)"><code class="xref cmake cmake-manual docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">generator</span> <span class="pre">expressions</span></code></a> |
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