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NAME

       ctest - CTest Command-Line Reference

SYNOPSIS

          ctest [<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".

-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 environment variable CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE.

-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 environment variable
CTEST_PARALLEL_LEVEL.

--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 log file.

-N,--show-only
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.

-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.

-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.

-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 TestModel can be
Experimental, Nightly, and Continuous. Combining -M and -T is similar to -D

-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. Combining -M and -T is similar to -D

--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.

-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.

-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.

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

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

-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.

--build-and-test
Configure, build and run a test.

This option tells ctest to configure (i.e. run cmake on), build, and or execute a
test. The configure and test steps are optional. The arguments to this command
line are the source and binary directories. By default this will run CMake on the
Source/Bin directories specified unless --build-nocmake is specified. 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 are --build-target --build-nocmake,
--build-run-dir, --build-two-config, --build-exe-dir,
--build-project,--build-noclean, --build-options

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

This option goes with the --build-and-test option, 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.

--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

A sample executable to use to determine the configuration that should be used.
e.g. Debug/Release/etc

--build-options
Add extra options to the build step.

This option must be the last option with the exception of --test-command

--test-command
The test to run with the --build-and-test option.

--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.

--test-timeout
The time limit in seconds, internal use only.

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

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

--ctest-config
The configuration file used to initialize CTest state when submitting dashboards.

This option tells CTest to use different initialization file instead of
CTestConfiguration.tcl. This way multiple initialization files can be used for
example to submit to multiple dashboards.

--overwrite
Overwrite CTest configuration option.

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

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

This option will submit extra files to the dashboard.

--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 a global timeout on all tests.

This option will set a global timeout on all tests that do not already have a
timeout set on them.

--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.

--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.

--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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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:

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

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
Specify the version of CDash on the server.

• 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
The path on the dashboard server to send the submission.

• CTest Script variable: CTEST_DROP_LOCATION

• CTest module variable: DROP_LOCATION if set, else CTEST_DROP_LOCATION

DropMethod
Specify the method by which results should be submitted to the dashboard server.
The value may be cp, ftp, http, https, scp, or xmlrpc (if CMake was built with
support for it).

• CTest Script variable: CTEST_DROP_METHOD

• CTest module variable: DROP_METHOD if set, else CTEST_DROP_METHOD

DropSite
The dashboard server name (for ftp, http, and https, scp, and xmlrpc).

• CTest Script variable: CTEST_DROP_SITE

• CTest module variable: DROP_SITE if set, else CTEST_DROP_SITE

DropSitePassword
The dashboard server login password, if any (for ftp, http, and https).

• CTest Script variable: CTEST_DROP_SITE_PASSWORD

• CTest module variable: DROP_SITE_PASSWORD if set, else CTEST_DROP_SITE_PASWORD

DropSiteUser
The dashboard server login user name, if any (for ftp, http, and https).

• CTest Script variable: CTEST_DROP_SITE_USER

• CTest module variable: DROP_SITE_USER if set, else CTEST_DROP_SITE_USER

IsCDash
Specify whether the dashboard server is CDash or an older dashboard server
implementation requiring TriggerSite.

• CTest Script variable: CTEST_DROP_SITE_CDASH

• CTest module variable: CTEST_DROP_SITE_CDASH

ScpCommand
scp command-line tool to use when DropMethod is scp.

• 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

TriggerSite
Legacy option to support older dashboard server implementations. Not used when
IsCDash is true.

• CTest Script variable: CTEST_TRIGGER_SITE

• CTest module variable: TRIGGER_SITE if set, else CTEST_TRIGGER_SITE

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