Actually my interpretation of the manual says that the _tests_ will be run in parallel. What I want is the _Build_ to be run in parallel.
Thanks Mike Jackson On Sep 4, 2014, at 5:14 PM, Iosif Neitzke <iosif.neitzke+cm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Does ctest -j <jobs>, or ctest --parallel <jobs> behave differently? > > http://www.cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.0/manual/ctest.1.html > > On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 2:31 PM, Michael Jackson > <mike.jack...@bluequartz.net> wrote: >> I am exploring CTest/CDash with out project and I was trying to figure out >> how to have CTest use all my cores for builds. So far no luck with some >> snippets from Google. So far I have the following in a file called >> CTestConfig.cmake at the top level of my project. >> >> set(CTEST_PROJECT_NAME "DREAM3D") >> set(CTEST_NIGHTLY_START_TIME "01:00:00 UTC") >> >> set(CTEST_DROP_METHOD "http") >> set(CTEST_DROP_SITE "my.cdash.org") >> set(CTEST_DROP_LOCATION "/submit.php?project=DREAM3D") >> set(CTEST_DROP_SITE_CDASH TRUE) >> >> # Use multiple CPU cores to build >> include(ProcessorCount) >> ProcessorCount(N) >> if(NOT N EQUAL 0) >> if(NOT WIN32) >> set(CTEST_BUILD_FLAGS "-j${N}") >> endif(NOT WIN32) >> set(ctest_test_args ${ctest_test_args} PARALLEL_LEVEL ${N}) >> >> endif() >> >> >> And then I execute CTest like this from my terminal >> >> ctest -D Experimental >> >> >> but monitoring my processors says that only a single processor is being used. >> >> Thanks for any help >> >> --- >> Mike Jackson www.bluequartz.net >> >> -- >> >> Powered by www.kitware.com >> >> Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: >> http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ >> >> Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more >> information on each offering, please visit: >> >> CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html >> CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html >> CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html >> >> Visit other Kitware open-source projects at >> http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html >> >> Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: >> http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/cmake -- Powered by www.kitware.com Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more information on each offering, please visit: CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/cmake
