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author | Brad King <brad.king@kitware.com> | 2015-05-07 20:10:20 (GMT) |
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committer | Brad King <brad.king@kitware.com> | 2015-05-07 20:10:20 (GMT) |
commit | 695d6f62d31efc8c979e80713dc550a1b1054e00 (patch) | |
tree | cb86f349efe3f77432cfcc08cbb5dfdbae220be1 /Help/command/ctest_configure.rst | |
parent | f8716c8b4466dd464853a5f9484ac151689c1d0c (diff) | |
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Help: Revise ctest_* command documentation (#15559)
Revise documentation for the major dashboard client step ``ctest_*``
commands. Modernize the documentation formatting. Add some missing
options.
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diff --git a/Help/command/ctest_configure.rst b/Help/command/ctest_configure.rst index 61d9320..851c292 100644 --- a/Help/command/ctest_configure.rst +++ b/Help/command/ctest_configure.rst @@ -1,25 +1,39 @@ ctest_configure --------------- -Configure the project build tree. +Perform the :ref:`CTest Configure Step` as a :ref:`Dashboard Client`. :: - ctest_configure([BUILD build_dir] [SOURCE source_dir] [APPEND] - [OPTIONS options] [RETURN_VALUE res] [QUIET]) + ctest_configure([BUILD <build-dir>] [SOURCE <source-dir>] [APPEND] + [OPTIONS <options>] [RETURN_VALUE <result-var>] [QUIET]) -Configures the given build directory and stores results in -Configure.xml. If no BUILD is given, the CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY -variable is used. If no SOURCE is given, the CTEST_SOURCE_DIRECTORY -variable is used. The OPTIONS argument specifies command line -arguments to pass to the configuration tool. The RETURN_VALUE option -specifies a variable in which to store the return value of the native -build tool. +Configure the project build tree and record results in ``Configure.xml`` +for submission with the :command:`ctest_submit` command. -The APPEND option marks results for append to those previously -submitted to a dashboard server since the last ctest_start. Append -semantics are defined by the dashboard server in use. +The options are: -The QUIET option suppresses any CTest-specific non-error messages -that would have otherwise been printed to the console. Output from -the underlying configure command is not affected. +``BUILD <build-dir>`` + Specify the top-level build directory. If not given, the + :variable:`CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY` variable is used. + +``SOURCE <source-dir>`` + Specify the source directory. If not given, the + :variable:`CTEST_SOURCE_DIRECTORY` variable is used. + +``APPEND`` + Mark results for append to those previously submitted to a + dashboard server since the last :command:`ctest_start` call. + Append semantics are defined by the dashboard server in use. + +``OPTIONS <options>`` + Specify command-line arguments to pass to the configuration tool. + +``RETURN_VALUE <result-var>`` + Store in the ``<result-var>`` variable the return value of the native + configuration tool. + +``QUIET`` + Suppress any CTest-specific non-error messages that would have + otherwise been printed to the console. Output from the underlying + configure command is not affected. |