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author | Brad King <brad.king@kitware.com> | 2017-06-14 19:04:19 (GMT) |
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committer | Brad King <brad.king@kitware.com> | 2017-06-14 19:04:19 (GMT) |
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Tests: Document test directory layout in a README.rst
Cross-reference the CMake Source Code Guide document.
Also drop the outdated `Tests/README` file.
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diff --git a/Tests/README b/Tests/README deleted file mode 100644 index 8b2fda8..0000000 --- a/Tests/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -If you think about adding a new testcase then here is a small checklist you -can run through to find a proper place for it. Go through the list from the -beginning and stop once you find something that matches your tests needs, -i.e. if you will test a module and only need the configure mode use the -instructions from section 2, not 3. - -1. Your testcase can run in CMake script mode, i.e. "cmake -P something" - -Put your test in Tests/CMakeTests/ directory as a .cmake.in file. It will be -put into the test binary directory by configure_file(... @ONLY) and run from -there. Use the AddCMakeTest() macro in Tests/CMakeTests/CMakeLists.txt to add -your test to the test runs. - -2. Your test needs CMake to run in configure mode, but will not build anything - -This includes tests that will build something using try_compile() and friends, -but nothing that expects add_executable(), add_library(), or add_test() to run. - -If the test configures the project only once and it must succeed then put it -into the Tests/CMakeOnly/ directory. Create a subdirectory named like your -test and write the CMakeLists.txt you need into that subdirectory. Use the -add_CMakeOnly_test() macro from Tests/CMakeOnly/CMakeLists.txt to add your -test to the test runs. - -If the test configures the project with multiple variations and verifies -success or failure each time then put it into the Tests/RunCMake/ directory. -Read the instructions in Tests/RunCMake/CMakeLists.txt to add a test. - -3. If you are testing something from the Modules directory - -Put your test in the Tests/Modules/ directory. Create a subdirectory there -named after your test. Use the ADD_TEST_MACRO macro from Tests/CMakeLists.txt -to add your test to the test run. If you have put your stuff in -Tests/Modules/Foo then you call it using ADD_TEST_MACRO(Module.Foo Foo). - -4. You are doing other stuff. - -Find a good place ;) In doubt mail to cmake-developers@cmake.org and ask for -advise. diff --git a/Tests/README.rst b/Tests/README.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3e98938 --- /dev/null +++ b/Tests/README.rst @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +CMake Tests Directory +********************* + +This directory contains the CMake test suite. +See also the `CMake Source Code Guide`_. + +.. _`CMake Source Code Guide`: ../Help/dev/source.rst + +Many tests exist as immediate subdirectories, but some tests +are organized as follows. + +* ``CMakeLib/``: + Source code, used for tests, that links to the ``CMakeLib`` library + defined over in ``Source/``. + +* ``CMakeOnly/``: + Deprecated. Tests that run CMake to generate a project but not build it. + Superseded by ``Tests/RunCMake/``. + +* ``Find*/``: + Tests for specific find modules that can only be run on machines with + the corresponding packages installed. They are enabled in + ``CMakeLists.txt`` by undocumented options used on CI builds. + +* ``Module/``: + Tests for specific CMake modules. + +* ``RunCMake/``: + Tests that run CMake and/or other tools while precisely checking + their return code and stdout/stderr content. Useful for testing + error cases and diagnostic output. |