On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 10:27 AM, Convey, Christian J CIV NUWC NWPT < christian.con...@navy.mil> wrote:
> Could someone explain something to me about CTest's conventions? > > I'm reading throught this page: > http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CTest:Using_CTEST_and_CDASH_without_CMAKE > > It sounds like the variable "CTEST_CHECKOUT_COMMAND" is meant to contain > the ensure checkout command, including all arguments. > > However, the "CTEST_UPDATE_COMMAND" is simply set to (for example) "svn". > So if ctest is going to use this variable, it must be planning on supplying > its own command-line arguments, such as "update" and (optionally) the path > of the source code to be updated. > > So here's my question: Is there supposed to be a naming convention in CTest > such that "..._COMMAND" is a complete command with all arguments? Or the > basic program name without any arguments? Or is this just something for > which no pattern exists? > It would be nice if there were a rock solid naming convention behind this... most _COMMAND variables are in fact complete command lines. But CTEST_UPDATE_COMMAND is an exception to that convention. I would have to dig through the rest to know for sure, but I think there are probably other exceptions as well... Bottom line: Don't rely on conventions being followed absolutely. Read the documentation and even the source code when in doubt. Looking at real world example scripts on the public dashboards is always a good idea, too. For example: http://www.cdash.org/CDash/viewNotes.php?buildid=645854 (click on the little note/document icon on a build row to see attached notes, by *convention* this is the ctest -S script used to submit CMake dashboards.....) :-) HTH, David > > Thanks, > Chritian > > _______________________________________________ > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: > http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake >
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