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-rw-r--r--Help/command/ctest_start.rst29
-rw-r--r--Help/manual/ctest.1.rst11
2 files changed, 22 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/Help/command/ctest_start.rst b/Help/command/ctest_start.rst
index 6db9a48..f0704ac 100644
--- a/Help/command/ctest_start.rst
+++ b/Help/command/ctest_start.rst
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ Starts the testing for a given model
::
- ctest_start(<model> [<source> [<binary>]] [TRACK <track>] [QUIET])
+ ctest_start(<model> [<source> [<binary>]] [GROUP <group>] [QUIET])
- ctest_start([<model> [<source> [<binary>]]] [TRACK <track>] APPEND [QUIET])
+ ctest_start([<model> [<source> [<binary>]]] [GROUP <group>] APPEND [QUIET])
Starts the testing for a given model. The command should be called
after the binary directory is initialized.
@@ -26,20 +26,21 @@ The parameters are as follows:
Set the binary directory. If not specified, the value of
:variable:`CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY` is used instead.
-``TRACK <track>``
- If ``TRACK`` is used, the submissions will go to the specified track on the
- CDash server. If no ``TRACK`` is specified, the name of the model is used by
- default.
+``GROUP <group>``
+ If ``GROUP`` is used, the submissions will go to the specified group on the
+ CDash server. If no ``GROUP`` is specified, the name of the model is used by
+ default. This replaces the deprecated option ``TRACK``. Despite the name
+ change its behavior is unchanged.
``APPEND``
If ``APPEND`` is used, the existing ``TAG`` is used rather than creating a new
one based on the current time stamp. If you use ``APPEND``, you can omit the
- ``<model>`` and ``TRACK <track>`` parameters, because they will be read from
+ ``<model>`` and ``GROUP <group>`` parameters, because they will be read from
the generated ``TAG`` file. For example:
.. code-block:: cmake
- ctest_start(Experimental TRACK TrackExperimental)
+ ctest_start(Experimental GROUP GroupExperimental)
Later, in another ``ctest -S`` script:
@@ -48,11 +49,11 @@ The parameters are as follows:
ctest_start(APPEND)
When the second script runs ``ctest_start(APPEND)``, it will read the
- ``Experimental`` model and ``TrackExperimental`` track from the ``TAG`` file
+ ``Experimental`` model and ``GroupExperimental`` group from the ``TAG`` file
generated by the first ``ctest_start()`` command. Please note that if you
- call ``ctest_start(APPEND)`` and specify a different model or track than
+ call ``ctest_start(APPEND)`` and specify a different model or group than
in the first ``ctest_start()`` command, a warning will be issued, and the
- new model and track will be used.
+ new model and group will be used.
``QUIET``
If ``QUIET`` is used, CTest will suppress any non-error messages that it
@@ -65,11 +66,11 @@ equivalent:
.. code-block:: cmake
- ctest_start(Experimental path/to/source path/to/binary TRACK SomeTrack QUIET APPEND)
+ ctest_start(Experimental path/to/source path/to/binary GROUP SomeGroup QUIET APPEND)
- ctest_start(TRACK SomeTrack Experimental QUIET path/to/source APPEND path/to/binary)
+ ctest_start(GROUP SomeGroup Experimental QUIET path/to/source APPEND path/to/binary)
- ctest_start(APPEND QUIET Experimental path/to/source TRACK SomeTrack path/to/binary)
+ ctest_start(APPEND QUIET Experimental path/to/source GROUP SomeGroup path/to/binary)
However, for the sake of readability, it is recommended that you order your
parameters in the order listed at the top of this page.
diff --git a/Help/manual/ctest.1.rst b/Help/manual/ctest.1.rst
index c6b1425..9d93bb8 100644
--- a/Help/manual/ctest.1.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/ctest.1.rst
@@ -482,14 +482,17 @@ a `CDash`_ server. The command-line signature used to submit to `CDash`_ is::
Options for Dashboard Client include:
-``--track <track>``
- Specify the track to submit dashboard to
+``--group <group>``
+ Specify what group you'd like to submit results to
- Submit dashboard to specified track instead of default one. By
+ Submit dashboard to specified group instead of default one. By
default, the dashboard is submitted to Nightly, Experimental, or
- Continuous track, but by specifying this option, the track can be
+ Continuous group, but by specifying this option, the group can be
arbitrary.
+ This replaces the deprecated option ``--track``.
+ Despite the name change its behavior is unchanged.
+
``-A <file>, --add-notes <file>``
Add a notes file with submission.