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diff --git a/Help/guide/tutorial/Installing and Testing.rst b/Help/guide/tutorial/Installing and Testing.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3f85df3 --- /dev/null +++ b/Help/guide/tutorial/Installing and Testing.rst @@ -0,0 +1,85 @@ +Step 4: Installing and Testing +============================== + +Now we can start adding install rules and testing support to our project. + +Install Rules +------------- + +The install rules are fairly simple: for MathFunctions we want to install the +library and header file and for the application we want to install the +executable and configured header. + +So to the end of ``MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt`` we add: + +.. literalinclude:: Step5/MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt + :language: cmake + :start-after: # install rules + +And to the end of the top-level ``CMakeLists.txt`` we add: + +.. literalinclude:: Step5/CMakeLists.txt + :language: cmake + :start-after: # add the install targets + :end-before: # enable testing + +That is all that is needed to create a basic local install of the tutorial. + +Now run the :manual:`cmake <cmake(1)>` executable or the +:manual:`cmake-gui <cmake-gui(1)>` to configure the project and then build it +with your chosen build tool. + +Then run the install step by using the ``install`` option of the +:manual:`cmake <cmake(1)>` command (introduced in 3.15, older versions of +CMake must use ``make install``) from the command line. For +multi-configuration tools, don't forget to use the ``--config`` argument to +specify the configuration. If using an IDE, simply build the ``INSTALL`` +target. This step will install the appropriate header files, libraries, and +executables. For example: + +.. code-block:: console + + cmake --install . + +The CMake variable :variable:`CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX` is used to determine the +root of where the files will be installed. If using the ``cmake --install`` +command, the installation prefix can be overridden via the ``--prefix`` +argument. For example: + +.. code-block:: console + + cmake --install . --prefix "/home/myuser/installdir" + +Navigate to the install directory and verify that the installed Tutorial runs. + +Testing Support +--------------- + +Next let's test our application. At the end of the top-level ``CMakeLists.txt`` +file we can enable testing and then add a number of basic tests to verify that +the application is working correctly. + +.. literalinclude:: Step5/CMakeLists.txt + :language: cmake + :start-after: # enable testing + +The first test simply verifies that the application runs, does not segfault or +otherwise crash, and has a zero return value. This is the basic form of a +CTest test. + +The next test makes use of the :prop_test:`PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION` test +property to verify that the output of the test contains certain strings. In +this case, verifying that the usage message is printed when an incorrect number +of arguments are provided. + +Lastly, we have a function called ``do_test`` that runs the application and +verifies that the computed square root is correct for given input. For each +invocation of ``do_test``, another test is added to the project with a name, +input, and expected results based on the passed arguments. + +Rebuild the application and then cd to the binary directory and run the +:manual:`ctest <ctest(1)>` executable: ``ctest -N`` and ``ctest -VV``. For +multi-config generators (e.g. Visual Studio), the configuration type must be +specified. To run tests in Debug mode, for example, use ``ctest -C Debug -VV`` +from the build directory (not the Debug subdirectory!). Alternatively, build +the ``RUN_TESTS`` target from the IDE. |