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@@ -313,10 +313,11 @@ See `Build and Test Mode`_.
Do not use.
``--timeout <seconds>``
- Set a global timeout on all tests.
+ Set the default test timeout.
- This option will set a global timeout on all tests that do not
- already have a timeout set on them.
+ This option effectively sets a timeout on all tests that do not
+ already have a timeout set on them via the :prop_test:`TIMEOUT`
+ property.
``--stop-time <time>``
Set a time at which all tests should stop running.
@@ -1069,7 +1070,7 @@ Configuration settings include:
* :module:`CTest` module variable: ``BUILDNAME``
``CDashVersion``
- Specify the version of `CDash`_ on the server.
+ Legacy option. Not used.
* `CTest Script`_ variable: none, detected from server
* :module:`CTest` module variable: ``CTEST_CDASH_VERSION``
@@ -1106,17 +1107,14 @@ Configuration settings include:
``DropMethod``
Specify the method by which results should be submitted to the
- dashboard server. The value may be ``cp``, ``ftp``, ``http``,
- ``https``, ``scp``, or ``xmlrpc`` (if CMake was built with
- support for it).
+ dashboard server. The value may be ``http`` or ``https``.
* `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_DROP_METHOD`
* :module:`CTest` module variable: ``DROP_METHOD`` if set,
else ``CTEST_DROP_METHOD``
``DropSite``
- The dashboard server name
- (for ``ftp``, ``http``, and ``https``, ``scp``, and ``xmlrpc``).
+ The dashboard server name.
* `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_DROP_SITE`
* :module:`CTest` module variable: ``DROP_SITE`` if set,
@@ -1139,14 +1137,13 @@ Configuration settings include:
else ``CTEST_DROP_SITE_USER``
``IsCDash``
- Specify whether the dashboard server is `CDash`_ or an older
- dashboard server implementation requiring ``TriggerSite``.
+ Legacy option. Not used.
* `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_DROP_SITE_CDASH`
* :module:`CTest` module variable: ``CTEST_DROP_SITE_CDASH``
``ScpCommand``
- ``scp`` command-line tool to use when ``DropMethod`` is ``scp``.
+ Legacy option. Not used.
* `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_SCP_COMMAND`
* :module:`CTest` module variable: ``SCPCOMMAND``
@@ -1160,8 +1157,7 @@ Configuration settings include:
initialized by the :command:`site_name` command
``TriggerSite``
- Legacy option to support older dashboard server implementations.
- Not used when ``IsCDash`` is true.
+ Legacy option. Not used.
* `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_TRIGGER_SITE`
* :module:`CTest` module variable: ``TRIGGER_SITE`` if set,