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authorMatthew Woehlke <matthew.woehlke@kitware.com>2022-09-15 16:32:38 (GMT)
committerMatthew Woehlke <matthew.woehlke@kitware.com>2022-09-15 16:32:38 (GMT)
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Tests: document try_{compile,run} old/new signature testing
Add a brief documentation blurb to the try_compile and try_run test sets on writing tests for both "old" and "new" signatures.
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-rw-r--r--Tests/RunCMake/try_compile/old_and_new_signature_tests.cmake9
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diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/try_compile/old_and_new_signature_tests.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/try_compile/old_and_new_signature_tests.cmake
index f80d445..ac07ad3 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/try_compile/old_and_new_signature_tests.cmake
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/try_compile/old_and_new_signature_tests.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+# These tests are performed using both the historic and the newer SOURCES
+# signatures of try_compile. It is critical that they behave the same and
+# produce comparable output for both signatures. Tests that cannot do this
+# belong in RunCMakeTests.txt, not here.
+#
+# Tests here MUST include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${try_compile_DEFS}) and
+# use the variables defined therein appropriately. Refer to existing tests for
+# examples.
+
run_cmake(CopyFileErrorNoCopyFile)
run_cmake(NoCopyFile)
run_cmake(NoCopyFile2)