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authorBrad King <brad.king@kitware.com>2019-11-15 14:28:37 (GMT)
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CTest: Consolidate '--repeat-* n' options as `--repeat *:n`
Combine `--repeat-until-fail`, `--repeat-until-pass`, and `--repeat-after-timeout` to create a single `--repeat <mode>:<n>` option. Retain `--repeat-until-fail` too because that has been available in previous releases.
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@@ -261,23 +261,27 @@ Options
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.
+``--repeat <mode>:<n>``
+ Run tests repeatedly based on the given ``<mode>`` up to ``<n>`` times.
+ The modes are:
-``--repeat-until-pass <n>``
- Allow each test to run up to ``<n>`` times in order to pass.
- Repeats tests if they fail for any reason.
+ ``until-fail``
+ Require each test to run ``<n>`` times without failing in order to pass.
+ This is useful in finding sporadic failures in test cases.
- This is useful in tolerating sporadic failures in test cases.
+ ``until-pass``
+ Allow each test to run up to ``<n>`` times in order to pass.
+ Repeats tests if they fail for any reason.
+ This is useful in tolerating sporadic failures in test cases.
-``--repeat-after-timeout <n>``
- Allow each test to run up to ``<n>`` times in order to pass.
- Repeats tests only if they timeout.
+ ``after-timeout``
+ Allow each test to run up to ``<n>`` times in order to pass.
+ Repeats tests only if they timeout.
+ This is useful in tolerating sporadic timeouts in test cases
+ on busy machines.
- This is useful in tolerating sporadic timeouts in test cases
- on busy machines.
+``--repeat-until-fail <n>``
+ Equivalent to ``--repeat until-fail:<n>``.
``--max-width <width>``
Set the max width for a test name to output.