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authorBrad King <brad.king@kitware.com>2015-10-19 15:07:01 (GMT)
committerBrad King <brad.king@kitware.com>2015-10-19 15:07:01 (GMT)
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Help: Document add_test expectations of test command (#15798)
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@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ quotes, or other characters special in CMake syntax. The options are:
directory set to the build directory corresponding to the
current source directory.
+The given test command is expected to exit with code ``0`` to pass and
+non-zero to fail, or vice-versa if the :prop_test:`WILL_FAIL` test
+property is set. Any output written to stdout or stderr will be
+captured by :manual:`ctest(1)` but does not affect the pass/fail status
+unless the :prop_test:`PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION` or
+:prop_test:`FAIL_REGULAR_EXPRESSION` test property is used.
+
The ``COMMAND`` and ``WORKING_DIRECTORY`` options may use "generator
expressions" with the syntax ``$<...>``. See the
:manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual for available expressions.