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.. cmake-manual-description: CTest Command-Line Reference

ctest(1)
********

.. contents::

Synopsis
========

.. parsed-literal::

 ctest [<options>]
 ctest --build-and-test <path-to-source> <path-to-build>
       --build-generator <generator> [<options>...]
       [--build-options <opts>...] [--test-command <command> [<args>...]]
 ctest {-D <dashboard> | -M <model> -T <action> | -S <script> | -SP <script>}
       [-- <dashboard-options>...]

Description
===========

The **ctest** executable is the CMake test driver program.
CMake-generated build trees created for projects that use the
:command:`enable_testing` and :command:`add_test` commands have testing support.
This program will run the tests and report results.

Options
=======

``-C <cfg>, --build-config <cfg>``
 Choose configuration to test.

 Some CMake-generated build trees can have multiple build
 configurations in the same tree.  This option can be used to specify
 which one should be tested.  Example configurations are ``Debug`` and
 ``Release``.

``--progress``
 Enable short progress output from tests.

 When the output of **ctest** is being sent directly to a terminal, the
 progress through the set of tests is reported by updating the same line
 rather than printing start and end messages for each test on new lines.
 This can significantly reduce the verbosity of the test output.
 Test completion messages are still output on their own line for failed
 tests and the final test summary will also still be logged.

 This option can also be enabled by setting the environment variable
 :envvar:`CTEST_PROGRESS_OUTPUT`.

``-V,--verbose``
 Enable verbose output from tests.

 Test output is normally suppressed and only summary information is
 displayed.  This option will show all test output.

``-VV,--extra-verbose``
 Enable more verbose output from tests.

 Test output is normally suppressed and only summary information is
 displayed.  This option will show even more test output.

``--debug``
 Displaying more verbose internals of CTest.

 This feature will result in a large number of output that is mostly
 useful for debugging dashboard problems.

``--output-on-failure``
 Output anything outputted by the test program if the test should fail.
 This option can also be enabled by setting the
 :envvar:`CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE` environment variable

``-F``
 Enable failover.

 This option allows CTest to resume a test set execution that was
 previously interrupted.  If no interruption occurred, the ``-F`` option
 will have no effect.

``-j <jobs>, --parallel <jobs>``
 Run the tests in parallel using the given number of jobs.

 This option tells CTest to run the tests in parallel using given
 number of jobs. This option can also be set by setting the
 :envvar:`CTEST_PARALLEL_LEVEL` environment variable.

 This option can be used with the :prop_test:`PROCESSORS` test property.

 See `Label and Subproject Summary`_.

``--resource-spec-file <file>``
 Run CTest with :ref:`resource allocation <ctest-resource-allocation>` enabled,
 using the
 :ref:`resource specification file <ctest-resource-specification-file>`
 specified in ``<file>``.

 When ``ctest`` is run as a `Dashboard Client`_ this sets the
 ``ResourceSpecFile`` option of the `CTest Test Step`_.

``--test-load <level>``
 While running tests in parallel (e.g. with ``-j``), try not to start
 tests when they may cause the CPU load to pass above a given threshold.

 When ``ctest`` is run as a `Dashboard Client`_ this sets the
 ``TestLoad`` option of the `CTest Test Step`_.

``-Q,--quiet``
 Make CTest quiet.

 This option will suppress all the output.  The output log file will
 still be generated if the ``--output-log`` is specified.  Options such
 as ``--verbose``, ``--extra-verbose``, and ``--debug`` are ignored
 if ``--quiet`` is specified.

``-O <file>, --output-log <file>``
 Output to log file.

 This option tells CTest to write all its output to a ``<file>`` log file.

``-N,--show-only[=<format>]``
 Disable actual execution of tests.

 This option tells CTest to list the tests that would be run but not
 actually run them.  Useful in conjunction with the ``-R`` and ``-E``
 options.

 ``<format>`` can be one of the following values.

   ``human``
     Human-friendly output.  This is not guaranteed to be stable.
     This is the default.

   ``json-v1``
     Dump the test information in JSON format.
     See `Show as JSON Object Model`_.

``-L <regex>, --label-regex <regex>``
 Run tests with labels matching regular expression.

 This option tells CTest to run only the tests whose labels match the
 given regular expression.

``-R <regex>, --tests-regex <regex>``
 Run tests matching regular expression.

 This option tells CTest to run only the tests whose names match the
 given regular expression.

``-E <regex>, --exclude-regex <regex>``
 Exclude tests matching regular expression.

 This option tells CTest to NOT run the tests whose names match the
 given regular expression.

``-LE <regex>, --label-exclude <regex>``
 Exclude tests with labels matching regular expression.

 This option tells CTest to NOT run the tests whose labels match the
 given regular expression.

``-FA <regex>, --fixture-exclude-any <regex>``
 Exclude fixtures matching ``<regex>`` from automatically adding any tests to
 the test set.

 If a test in the set of tests to be executed requires a particular fixture,
 that fixture's setup and cleanup tests would normally be added to the test set
 automatically. This option prevents adding setup or cleanup tests for fixtures
 matching the ``<regex>``. Note that all other fixture behavior is retained,
 including test dependencies and skipping tests that have fixture setup tests
 that fail.

``-FS <regex>, --fixture-exclude-setup <regex>``
 Same as ``-FA`` except only matching setup tests are excluded.

``-FC <regex>, --fixture-exclude-cleanup <regex>``
 Same as ``-FA`` except only matching cleanup tests are excluded.

``-D <dashboard>, --dashboard <dashboard>``
 Execute dashboard test.

 This option tells CTest to act as a CDash client and perform a
 dashboard test.  All tests are ``<Mode><Test>``, where ``<Mode>`` can be
 ``Experimental``, ``Nightly``, and ``Continuous``, and ``<Test>`` can be
 ``Start``, ``Update``, ``Configure``, ``Build``, ``Test``,
 ``Coverage``, and ``Submit``.

 See `Dashboard Client`_.

``-D <var>:<type>=<value>``
 Define a variable for script mode.

 Pass in variable values on the command line.  Use in conjunction
 with ``-S`` to pass variable values to a dashboard script.  Parsing ``-D``
 arguments as variable values is only attempted if the value
 following ``-D`` does not match any of the known dashboard types.

``-M <model>, --test-model <model>``
 Sets the model for a dashboard.

 This option tells CTest to act as a CDash client where the ``<model>``
 can be ``Experimental``, ``Nightly``, and ``Continuous``.
 Combining ``-M`` and ``-T`` is similar to ``-D``.

 See `Dashboard Client`_.

``-T <action>, --test-action <action>``
 Sets the dashboard action to perform.

 This option tells CTest to act as a CDash client and perform some
 action such as ``start``, ``build``, ``test`` etc. See
 `Dashboard Client Steps`_ for the full list of actions.
 Combining ``-M`` and ``-T`` is similar to ``-D``.

 See `Dashboard Client`_.

``-S <script>, --script <script>``
 Execute a dashboard for a configuration.

 This option tells CTest to load in a configuration script which sets
 a number of parameters such as the binary and source directories.
 Then CTest will do what is required to create and run a dashboard.
 This option basically sets up a dashboard and then runs ``ctest -D``
 with the appropriate options.

 See `Dashboard Client`_.

``-SP <script>, --script-new-process <script>``
 Execute a dashboard for a configuration.

 This option does the same operations as ``-S`` but it will do them in a
 separate process.  This is primarily useful in cases where the
 script may modify the environment and you do not want the modified
 environment to impact other ``-S`` scripts.

 See `Dashboard Client`_.

``-I [Start,End,Stride,test#,test#|Test file], --tests-information``
 Run a specific number of tests by number.

 This option causes CTest to run tests starting at number ``Start``,
 ending at number ``End``, and incrementing by ``Stride``.  Any additional
 numbers after ``Stride`` are considered individual test numbers.  ``Start``,
 ``End``, or ``Stride`` can be empty.  Optionally a file can be given that
 contains the same syntax as the command line.

``-U, --union``
 Take the Union of ``-I`` and ``-R``.

 When both ``-R`` and ``-I`` are specified by default the intersection of
 tests are run.  By specifying ``-U`` the union of tests is run instead.

``--rerun-failed``
 Run only the tests that failed previously.

 This option tells CTest to perform only the tests that failed during
 its previous run.  When this option is specified, CTest ignores all
 other options intended to modify the list of tests to run (``-L``, ``-R``,
 ``-E``, ``-LE``, ``-I``, etc).  In the event that CTest runs and no tests
 fail, subsequent calls to CTest with the ``--rerun-failed`` option will run
 the set of tests that most recently failed (if any).

``--repeat-until-fail <n>``
 Require each test to run ``<n>`` times without failing in order to pass.

 This is useful in finding sporadic failures in test cases.

``--max-width <width>``
 Set the max width for a test name to output.

 Set the maximum width for each test name to show in the output.
 This allows the user to widen the output to avoid clipping the test
 name which can be very annoying.

``--interactive-debug-mode [0|1]``
 Set the interactive mode to ``0`` or ``1``.

 This option causes CTest to run tests in either an interactive mode
 or a non-interactive mode.  On Windows this means that in
 non-interactive mode, all system debug pop up windows are blocked.
 In dashboard mode (``Experimental``, ``Nightly``, ``Continuous``), the default
 is non-interactive.  When just running tests not for a dashboard the
 default is to allow popups and interactive debugging.

``--no-label-summary``
 Disable timing summary information for labels.

 This option tells CTest not to print summary information for each
 label associated with the tests run.  If there are no labels on the
 tests, nothing extra is printed.

 See `Label and Subproject Summary`_.

``--no-subproject-summary``
 Disable timing summary information for subprojects.

 This option tells CTest not to print summary information for each
 subproject associated with the tests run.  If there are no subprojects on the
 tests, nothing extra is printed.

 See `Label and Subproject Summary`_.

``--build-and-test``
See `Build and Test Mode`_.

``--test-output-size-passed <size>``
 Limit the output for passed tests to ``<size>`` bytes.

``--test-output-size-failed <size>``
 Limit the output for failed tests to ``<size>`` bytes.

``--overwrite``
 Overwrite CTest configuration option.

 By default CTest uses configuration options from configuration file.
 This option will overwrite the configuration option.

``--force-new-ctest-process``
 Run child CTest instances as new processes.

 By default CTest will run child CTest instances within the same
 process.  If this behavior is not desired, this argument will
 enforce new processes for child CTest processes.

``--schedule-random``
 Use a random order for scheduling tests.

 This option will run the tests in a random order.  It is commonly
 used to detect implicit dependencies in a test suite.

``--submit-index``
 Legacy option for old Dart2 dashboard server feature.
 Do not use.

``--timeout <seconds>``
 Set the default test timeout.

 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.

 Set a real time of day at which all tests should timeout.  Example:
 ``7:00:00 -0400``.  Any time format understood by the curl date parser
 is accepted.  Local time is assumed if no timezone is specified.

``--print-labels``
 Print all available test labels.

 This option will not run any tests, it will simply print the list of
 all labels associated with the test set.

.. include:: OPTIONS_HELP.txt

.. _`Label and Subproject Summary`:

Label and Subproject Summary
============================

CTest prints timing summary information for each ``LABEL`` and subproject
associated with the tests run. The label time summary will not include labels
that are mapped to subprojects.

When the :prop_test:`PROCESSORS` test property is set, CTest will display a
weighted test timing result in label and subproject summaries. The time is
reported with `sec*proc` instead of just `sec`.

The weighted time summary reported for each label or subproject ``j``
is computed as::

  Weighted Time Summary for Label/Subproject j =
      sum(raw_test_time[j,i] * num_processors[j,i], i=1...num_tests[j])

  for labels/subprojects j=1...total

where:

* ``raw_test_time[j,i]``: Wall-clock time for the ``i`` test
  for the ``j`` label or subproject
* ``num_processors[j,i]``: Value of the CTest :prop_test:`PROCESSORS` property
  for the ``i`` test for the ``j`` label or subproject
* ``num_tests[j]``: Number of tests associated with the ``j`` label or subproject
* ``total``: Total number of labels or subprojects that have at least one test run

Therefore, the weighted time summary for each label or subproject represents
the amount of time that CTest gave to run the tests for each label or
subproject and gives a good representation of the total expense of the tests
for each label or subproject when compared to other labels or subprojects.

For example, if ``SubprojectA`` showed ``100 sec*proc`` and ``SubprojectB`` showed
``10 sec*proc``, then CTest allocated approximately 10 times the CPU/core time
to run the tests for ``SubprojectA`` than for ``SubprojectB`` (e.g. so if effort
is going to be expended to reduce the cost of the test suite for the whole
project, then reducing the cost of the test suite for ``SubprojectA`` would
likely have a larger impact than effort to reduce the cost of the test suite
for ``SubprojectB``).

.. _`Build and Test Mode`:

Build and Test Mode
===================

CTest provides a command-line signature to configure (i.e. run cmake on),
build, and/or execute a test::

  ctest --build-and-test <path-to-source> <path-to-build>
        --build-generator <generator>
        [<options>...]
        [--build-options <opts>...]
        [--test-command <command> [<args>...]]

The configure and test steps are optional. The arguments to this command line
are the source and binary directories.  The ``--build-generator`` option *must*
be provided to use ``--build-and-test``.  If ``--test-command`` is specified
then that will be run after the build is complete.  Other options that affect
this mode include:

``--build-target``
 Specify a specific target to build.

 If left out the ``all`` target is built.

``--build-nocmake``
 Run the build without running cmake first.

 Skip the cmake step.

``--build-run-dir``
 Specify directory to run programs from.

 Directory where programs will be after it has been compiled.

``--build-two-config``
 Run CMake twice.

``--build-exe-dir``
 Specify the directory for the executable.

``--build-generator``
 Specify the generator to use. See the :manual:`cmake-generators(7)` manual.

``--build-generator-platform``
 Specify the generator-specific platform.

``--build-generator-toolset``
 Specify the generator-specific toolset.

``--build-project``
 Specify the name of the project to build.

``--build-makeprogram``
 Specify the explicit make program to be used by CMake when configuring and
 building the project. Only applicable for Make and Ninja based generators.

``--build-noclean``
 Skip the make clean step.

``--build-config-sample``
 A sample executable to use to determine the configuration that
 should be used.  e.g.  ``Debug``, ``Release`` etc.

``--build-options``
 Additional options for configuring the build (i.e. for CMake, not for
 the build tool).  Note that if this is specified, the ``--build-options``
 keyword and its arguments must be the last option given on the command
 line, with the possible exception of ``--test-command``.

``--test-command``
 The command to run as the test step with the ``--build-and-test`` option.
 All arguments following this keyword will be assumed to be part of the
 test command line, so it must be the last option given.

``--test-timeout``
 The time limit in seconds

.. _`Dashboard Client`:

Dashboard Client
================

CTest can operate as a client for the `CDash`_ software quality dashboard
application.  As a dashboard client, CTest performs a sequence of steps
to configure, build, and test software, and then submits the results to
a `CDash`_ server. The command-line signature used to submit to `CDash`_ is::

  ctest (-D <dashboard> | -M <model> -T <action> | -S <script> | -SP <script>)
        [-- <dashboard-options>...]

Options for Dashboard Client include:

``--group <group>``
 Specify what group you'd like to submit results to

 Submit dashboard to specified group instead of default one.  By
 default, the dashboard is submitted to Nightly, Experimental, or
 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.

 This option tells CTest to include a notes file when submitting
 dashboard.

``--tomorrow-tag``
 ``Nightly`` or ``Experimental`` starts with next day tag.

 This is useful if the build will not finish in one day.

``--extra-submit <file>[;<file>]``
 Submit extra files to the dashboard.

 This option will submit extra files to the dashboard.

``--http1.0``
 Submit using `HTTP 1.0`.

 This option will force CTest to use `HTTP 1.0` to submit files to the
 dashboard, instead of `HTTP 1.1`.

``--no-compress-output``
 Do not compress test output when submitting.

 This flag will turn off automatic compression of test output.  Use
 this to maintain compatibility with an older version of CDash which
 doesn't support compressed test output.

Dashboard Client Steps
----------------------

CTest defines an ordered list of testing steps of which some or all may
be run as a dashboard client:

``Start``
  Start a new dashboard submission to be composed of results recorded
  by the following steps.
  See the `CTest Start Step`_ section below.

``Update``
  Update the source tree from its version control repository.
  Record the old and new versions and the list of updated source files.
  See the `CTest Update Step`_ section below.

``Configure``
  Configure the software by running a command in the build tree.
  Record the configuration output log.
  See the `CTest Configure Step`_ section below.

``Build``
  Build the software by running a command in the build tree.
  Record the build output log and detect warnings and errors.
  See the `CTest Build Step`_ section below.

``Test``
  Test the software by loading a ``CTestTestfile.cmake``
  from the build tree and executing the defined tests.
  Record the output and result of each test.
  See the `CTest Test Step`_ section below.

``Coverage``
  Compute coverage of the source code by running a coverage
  analysis tool and recording its output.
  See the `CTest Coverage Step`_ section below.

``MemCheck``
  Run the software test suite through a memory check tool.
  Record the test output, results, and issues reported by the tool.
  See the `CTest MemCheck Step`_ section below.

``Submit``
  Submit results recorded from other testing steps to the
  software quality dashboard server.
  See the `CTest Submit Step`_ section below.

Dashboard Client Modes
----------------------

CTest defines three modes of operation as a dashboard client:

``Nightly``
  This mode is intended to be invoked once per day, typically at night.
  It enables the ``Start``, ``Update``, ``Configure``, ``Build``, ``Test``,
  ``Coverage``, and ``Submit`` steps by default.  Selected steps run even
  if the ``Update`` step reports no changes to the source tree.

``Continuous``
  This mode is intended to be invoked repeatedly throughout the day.
  It enables the ``Start``, ``Update``, ``Configure``, ``Build``, ``Test``,
  ``Coverage``, and ``Submit`` steps by default, but exits after the
  ``Update`` step if it reports no changes to the source tree.

``Experimental``
  This mode is intended to be invoked by a developer to test local changes.
  It enables the ``Start``, ``Configure``, ``Build``, ``Test``, ``Coverage``,
  and ``Submit`` steps by default.

Dashboard Client via CTest Command-Line
---------------------------------------

CTest can perform testing on an already-generated build tree.
Run the ``ctest`` command with the current working directory set
to the build tree and use one of these signatures::

  ctest -D <mode>[<step>]
  ctest -M <mode> [ -T <step> ]...

The ``<mode>`` must be one of the above `Dashboard Client Modes`_,
and each ``<step>`` must be one of the above `Dashboard Client Steps`_.

CTest reads the `Dashboard Client Configuration`_ settings from
a file in the build tree called either ``CTestConfiguration.ini``
or ``DartConfiguration.tcl`` (the names are historical).  The format
of the file is::

  # Lines starting in '#' are comments.
  # Other non-blank lines are key-value pairs.
  <setting>: <value>

where ``<setting>`` is the setting name and ``<value>`` is the
setting value.

In build trees generated by CMake, this configuration file is
generated by the :module:`CTest` module if included by the project.
The module uses variables to obtain a value for each setting
as documented with the settings below.

.. _`CTest Script`:

Dashboard Client via CTest Script
---------------------------------

CTest can perform testing driven by a :manual:`cmake-language(7)`
script that creates and maintains the source and build tree as
well as performing the testing steps.  Run the ``ctest`` command
with the current working directory set outside of any build tree
and use one of these signatures::

  ctest -S <script>
  ctest -SP <script>

The ``<script>`` file must call :ref:`CTest Commands` commands
to run testing steps explicitly as documented below.  The commands
obtain `Dashboard Client Configuration`_ settings from their
arguments or from variables set in the script.

Dashboard Client Configuration
==============================

The `Dashboard Client Steps`_ may be configured by named
settings as documented in the following sections.

.. _`CTest Start Step`:

CTest Start Step
----------------

Start a new dashboard submission to be composed of results recorded
by the following steps.

In a `CTest Script`_, the :command:`ctest_start` command runs this step.
Arguments to the command may specify some of the step settings.
The command first runs the command-line specified by the
``CTEST_CHECKOUT_COMMAND`` variable, if set, to initialize the source
directory.

Configuration settings include:

``BuildDirectory``
  The full path to the project build tree.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: :variable:`PROJECT_BINARY_DIR`

``SourceDirectory``
  The full path to the project source tree.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_SOURCE_DIRECTORY`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: :variable:`PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR`

.. _`CTest Update Step`:

CTest Update Step
-----------------

In a `CTest Script`_, the :command:`ctest_update` command runs this step.
Arguments to the command may specify some of the step settings.

Configuration settings to specify the version control tool include:

``BZRCommand``
  ``bzr`` command-line tool to use if source tree is managed by Bazaar.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_BZR_COMMAND`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: none

``BZRUpdateOptions``
  Command-line options to the ``BZRCommand`` when updating the source.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_BZR_UPDATE_OPTIONS`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: none

``CVSCommand``
  ``cvs`` command-line tool to use if source tree is managed by CVS.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_CVS_COMMAND`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``CVSCOMMAND``

``CVSUpdateOptions``
  Command-line options to the ``CVSCommand`` when updating the source.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_CVS_UPDATE_OPTIONS`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``CVS_UPDATE_OPTIONS``

``GITCommand``
  ``git`` command-line tool to use if source tree is managed by Git.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_GIT_COMMAND`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``GITCOMMAND``

  The source tree is updated by ``git fetch`` followed by
  ``git reset --hard`` to the ``FETCH_HEAD``.  The result is the same
  as ``git pull`` except that any local modifications are overwritten.
  Use ``GITUpdateCustom`` to specify a different approach.

``GITInitSubmodules``
  If set, CTest will update the repository's submodules before updating.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_GIT_INIT_SUBMODULES`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``CTEST_GIT_INIT_SUBMODULES``

``GITUpdateCustom``
  Specify a custom command line (as a semicolon-separated list) to run
  in the source tree (Git work tree) to update it instead of running
  the ``GITCommand``.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_GIT_UPDATE_CUSTOM`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``CTEST_GIT_UPDATE_CUSTOM``

``GITUpdateOptions``
  Command-line options to the ``GITCommand`` when updating the source.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_GIT_UPDATE_OPTIONS`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``GIT_UPDATE_OPTIONS``

``HGCommand``
  ``hg`` command-line tool to use if source tree is managed by Mercurial.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_HG_COMMAND`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: none

``HGUpdateOptions``
  Command-line options to the ``HGCommand`` when updating the source.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_HG_UPDATE_OPTIONS`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: none

``P4Client``
  Value of the ``-c`` option to the ``P4Command``.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_P4_CLIENT`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``CTEST_P4_CLIENT``

``P4Command``
  ``p4`` command-line tool to use if source tree is managed by Perforce.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_P4_COMMAND`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``P4COMMAND``

``P4Options``
  Command-line options to the ``P4Command`` for all invocations.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_P4_OPTIONS`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``CTEST_P4_OPTIONS``

``P4UpdateCustom``
  Specify a custom command line (as a semicolon-separated list) to run
  in the source tree (Perforce tree) to update it instead of running
  the ``P4Command``.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: none
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``CTEST_P4_UPDATE_CUSTOM``

``P4UpdateOptions``
  Command-line options to the ``P4Command`` when updating the source.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_P4_UPDATE_OPTIONS`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``CTEST_P4_UPDATE_OPTIONS``

``SVNCommand``
  ``svn`` command-line tool to use if source tree is managed by Subversion.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_SVN_COMMAND`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``SVNCOMMAND``

``SVNOptions``
  Command-line options to the ``SVNCommand`` for all invocations.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_SVN_OPTIONS`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``CTEST_SVN_OPTIONS``

``SVNUpdateOptions``
  Command-line options to the ``SVNCommand`` when updating the source.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_SVN_UPDATE_OPTIONS`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``SVN_UPDATE_OPTIONS``

``UpdateCommand``
  Specify the version-control command-line tool to use without
  detecting the VCS that manages the source tree.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_UPDATE_COMMAND`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``<VCS>COMMAND``
    when ``UPDATE_TYPE`` is ``<vcs>``, else ``UPDATE_COMMAND``

``UpdateOptions``
  Command-line options to the ``UpdateCommand``.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_UPDATE_OPTIONS`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``<VCS>_UPDATE_OPTIONS``
    when ``UPDATE_TYPE`` is ``<vcs>``, else ``UPDATE_OPTIONS``

``UpdateType``
  Specify the version-control system that manages the source
  tree if it cannot be detected automatically.
  The value may be ``bzr``, ``cvs``, ``git``, ``hg``,
  ``p4``, or ``svn``.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: none, detected from source tree
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``UPDATE_TYPE`` if set,
    else ``CTEST_UPDATE_TYPE``

.. _`UpdateVersionOnly`:

``UpdateVersionOnly``
  Specify that you want the version control update command to only
  discover the current version that is checked out, and not to update
  to a different version.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_UPDATE_VERSION_ONLY`

.. _`UpdateVersionOverride`:

``UpdateVersionOverride``
  Specify the current version of your source tree.

  When this variable is set to a non-empty string, CTest will report the value
  you specified rather than using the update command to discover the current
  version that is checked out. Use of this variable supersedes
  ``UpdateVersionOnly``. Like ``UpdateVersionOnly``, using this variable tells
  CTest not to update the source tree to a different version.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_UPDATE_VERSION_OVERRIDE`

Additional configuration settings include:

``NightlyStartTime``
  In the ``Nightly`` dashboard mode, specify the "nightly start time".
  With centralized version control systems (``cvs`` and ``svn``),
  the ``Update`` step checks out the version of the software as of
  this time so that multiple clients choose a common version to test.
  This is not well-defined in distributed version-control systems so
  the setting is ignored.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_NIGHTLY_START_TIME`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``NIGHTLY_START_TIME`` if set,
    else ``CTEST_NIGHTLY_START_TIME``

.. _`CTest Configure Step`:

CTest Configure Step
--------------------

In a `CTest Script`_, the :command:`ctest_configure` command runs this step.
Arguments to the command may specify some of the step settings.

Configuration settings include:

``ConfigureCommand``
  Command-line to launch the software configuration process.
  It will be executed in the location specified by the
  ``BuildDirectory`` setting.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_CONFIGURE_COMMAND`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: :variable:`CMAKE_COMMAND`
    followed by :variable:`PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR`

``LabelsForSubprojects``
  Specify a semicolon-separated list of labels that will be treated as
  subprojects. This mapping will be passed on to CDash when configure, test or
  build results are submitted.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_LABELS_FOR_SUBPROJECTS`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``CTEST_LABELS_FOR_SUBPROJECTS``

  See `Label and Subproject Summary`_.

.. _`CTest Build Step`:

CTest Build Step
----------------

In a `CTest Script`_, the :command:`ctest_build` command runs this step.
Arguments to the command may specify some of the step settings.

Configuration settings include:

``DefaultCTestConfigurationType``
  When the build system to be launched allows build-time selection
  of the configuration (e.g. ``Debug``, ``Release``), this specifies
  the default configuration to be built when no ``-C`` option is
  given to the ``ctest`` command.  The value will be substituted into
  the value of ``MakeCommand`` to replace the literal string
  ``${CTEST_CONFIGURATION_TYPE}`` if it appears.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_CONFIGURATION_TYPE`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``DEFAULT_CTEST_CONFIGURATION_TYPE``,
    initialized by the :envvar:`CMAKE_CONFIG_TYPE` environment variable

``LabelsForSubprojects``
  Specify a semicolon-separated list of labels that will be treated as
  subprojects. This mapping will be passed on to CDash when configure, test or
  build results are submitted.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_LABELS_FOR_SUBPROJECTS`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``CTEST_LABELS_FOR_SUBPROJECTS``

  See `Label and Subproject Summary`_.

``MakeCommand``
  Command-line to launch the software build process.
  It will be executed in the location specified by the
  ``BuildDirectory`` setting.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_BUILD_COMMAND`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``MAKECOMMAND``,
    initialized by the :command:`build_command` command

``UseLaunchers``
  For build trees generated by CMake using one of the
  :ref:`Makefile Generators` or the :generator:`Ninja`
  generator, specify whether the
  ``CTEST_USE_LAUNCHERS`` feature is enabled by the
  :module:`CTestUseLaunchers` module (also included by the
  :module:`CTest` module).  When enabled, the generated build
  system wraps each invocation of the compiler, linker, or
  custom command line with a "launcher" that communicates
  with CTest via environment variables and files to report
  granular build warning and error information.  Otherwise,
  CTest must "scrape" the build output log for diagnostics.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_USE_LAUNCHERS`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``CTEST_USE_LAUNCHERS``

.. _`CTest Test Step`:

CTest Test Step
---------------

In a `CTest Script`_, the :command:`ctest_test` command runs this step.
Arguments to the command may specify some of the step settings.

Configuration settings include:

``ResourceSpecFile``
  Specify a
  :ref:`resource specification file <ctest-resource-specification-file>`. See
  :ref:`ctest-resource-allocation` for more information.

``LabelsForSubprojects``
  Specify a semicolon-separated list of labels that will be treated as
  subprojects. This mapping will be passed on to CDash when configure, test or
  build results are submitted.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_LABELS_FOR_SUBPROJECTS`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``CTEST_LABELS_FOR_SUBPROJECTS``

  See `Label and Subproject Summary`_.

``TestLoad``
  While running tests in parallel (e.g. with ``-j``), try not to start
  tests when they may cause the CPU load to pass above a given threshold.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_TEST_LOAD`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``CTEST_TEST_LOAD``

``TimeOut``
  The default timeout for each test if not specified by the
  :prop_test:`TIMEOUT` test property.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_TEST_TIMEOUT`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``DART_TESTING_TIMEOUT``

.. _`CTest Coverage Step`:

CTest Coverage Step
-------------------

In a `CTest Script`_, the :command:`ctest_coverage` command runs this step.
Arguments to the command may specify some of the step settings.

Configuration settings include:

``CoverageCommand``
  Command-line tool to perform software coverage analysis.
  It will be executed in the location specified by the
  ``BuildDirectory`` setting.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_COVERAGE_COMMAND`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``COVERAGE_COMMAND``

``CoverageExtraFlags``
  Specify command-line options to the ``CoverageCommand`` tool.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_COVERAGE_EXTRA_FLAGS`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``COVERAGE_EXTRA_FLAGS``

  These options are the first arguments passed to ``CoverageCommand``.

.. _`CTest MemCheck Step`:

CTest MemCheck Step
-------------------

In a `CTest Script`_, the :command:`ctest_memcheck` command runs this step.
Arguments to the command may specify some of the step settings.

Configuration settings include:

``MemoryCheckCommand``
  Command-line tool to perform dynamic analysis.  Test command lines
  will be launched through this tool.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_MEMORYCHECK_COMMAND`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``MEMORYCHECK_COMMAND``

``MemoryCheckCommandOptions``
  Specify command-line options to the ``MemoryCheckCommand`` tool.
  They will be placed prior to the test command line.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_MEMORYCHECK_COMMAND_OPTIONS`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``MEMORYCHECK_COMMAND_OPTIONS``

``MemoryCheckType``
  Specify the type of memory checking to perform.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_MEMORYCHECK_TYPE`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``MEMORYCHECK_TYPE``

``MemoryCheckSanitizerOptions``
  Specify options to sanitizers when running with a sanitize-enabled build.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_MEMORYCHECK_SANITIZER_OPTIONS`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``MEMORYCHECK_SANITIZER_OPTIONS``

``MemoryCheckSuppressionFile``
  Specify a file containing suppression rules for the
  ``MemoryCheckCommand`` tool.  It will be passed with options
  appropriate to the tool.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_MEMORYCHECK_SUPPRESSIONS_FILE`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``MEMORYCHECK_SUPPRESSIONS_FILE``

Additional configuration settings include:

``BoundsCheckerCommand``
  Specify a ``MemoryCheckCommand`` that is known to be command-line
  compatible with Bounds Checker.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: none
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: none

``PurifyCommand``
  Specify a ``MemoryCheckCommand`` that is known to be command-line
  compatible with Purify.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: none
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``PURIFYCOMMAND``

``ValgrindCommand``
  Specify a ``MemoryCheckCommand`` that is known to be command-line
  compatible with Valgrind.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: none
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``VALGRIND_COMMAND``

``ValgrindCommandOptions``
  Specify command-line options to the ``ValgrindCommand`` tool.
  They will be placed prior to the test command line.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: none
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``VALGRIND_COMMAND_OPTIONS``

.. _`CTest Submit Step`:

CTest Submit Step
-----------------

In a `CTest Script`_, the :command:`ctest_submit` command runs this step.
Arguments to the command may specify some of the step settings.

Configuration settings include:

``BuildName``
  Describe the dashboard client platform with a short string.
  (Operating system, compiler, etc.)

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_BUILD_NAME`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``BUILDNAME``

``CDashVersion``
  Legacy option.  Not used.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: none, detected from server
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``CTEST_CDASH_VERSION``

``CTestSubmitRetryCount``
  Specify a number of attempts to retry submission on network failure.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: none,
    use the :command:`ctest_submit` ``RETRY_COUNT`` option.
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``CTEST_SUBMIT_RETRY_COUNT``

``CTestSubmitRetryDelay``
  Specify a delay before retrying submission on network failure.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: none,
    use the :command:`ctest_submit` ``RETRY_DELAY`` option.
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``CTEST_SUBMIT_RETRY_DELAY``

``CurlOptions``
  Specify a semicolon-separated list of options to control the
  Curl library that CTest uses internally to connect to the
  server.  Possible options are ``CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER_OFF``
  and ``CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST_OFF``.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_CURL_OPTIONS`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``CTEST_CURL_OPTIONS``

``DropLocation``
  Legacy option.  When ``SubmitURL`` is not set, it is constructed from
  ``DropMethod``, ``DropSiteUser``, ``DropSitePassword``, ``DropSite``, and
  ``DropLocation``.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_DROP_LOCATION`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``DROP_LOCATION`` if set,
    else ``CTEST_DROP_LOCATION``

``DropMethod``
  Legacy option.  When ``SubmitURL`` is not set, it is constructed from
  ``DropMethod``, ``DropSiteUser``, ``DropSitePassword``, ``DropSite``, and
  ``DropLocation``.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_DROP_METHOD`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``DROP_METHOD`` if set,
    else ``CTEST_DROP_METHOD``

``DropSite``
  Legacy option.  When ``SubmitURL`` is not set, it is constructed from
  ``DropMethod``, ``DropSiteUser``, ``DropSitePassword``, ``DropSite``, and
  ``DropLocation``.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_DROP_SITE`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``DROP_SITE`` if set,
    else ``CTEST_DROP_SITE``

``DropSitePassword``
  Legacy option.  When ``SubmitURL`` is not set, it is constructed from
  ``DropMethod``, ``DropSiteUser``, ``DropSitePassword``, ``DropSite``, and
  ``DropLocation``.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_DROP_SITE_PASSWORD`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``DROP_SITE_PASSWORD`` if set,
    else ``CTEST_DROP_SITE_PASWORD``

``DropSiteUser``
  Legacy option.  When ``SubmitURL`` is not set, it is constructed from
  ``DropMethod``, ``DropSiteUser``, ``DropSitePassword``, ``DropSite``, and
  ``DropLocation``.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_DROP_SITE_USER`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``DROP_SITE_USER`` if set,
    else ``CTEST_DROP_SITE_USER``

``IsCDash``
  Legacy option.  Not used.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_DROP_SITE_CDASH`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``CTEST_DROP_SITE_CDASH``

``ScpCommand``
  Legacy option.  Not used.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_SCP_COMMAND`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``SCPCOMMAND``

``Site``
  Describe the dashboard client host site with a short string.
  (Hostname, domain, etc.)

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_SITE`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``SITE``,
    initialized by the :command:`site_name` command

``SubmitURL``
  The ``http`` or ``https`` URL of the dashboard server to send the submission
  to.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_SUBMIT_URL`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``SUBMIT_URL`` if set,
    else ``CTEST_SUBMIT_URL``

``TriggerSite``
  Legacy option.  Not used.

  * `CTest Script`_ variable: :variable:`CTEST_TRIGGER_SITE`
  * :module:`CTest` module variable: ``TRIGGER_SITE`` if set,
    else ``CTEST_TRIGGER_SITE``

.. _`Show as JSON Object Model`:

Show as JSON Object Model
=========================

When the ``--show-only=json-v1`` command line option is given, the test
information is output in JSON format.  Version 1.0 of the JSON object
model is defined as follows:

``kind``
  The string "ctestInfo".

``version``
  A JSON object specifying the version components.  Its members are

  ``major``
    A non-negative integer specifying the major version component.
  ``minor``
    A non-negative integer specifying the minor version component.

``backtraceGraph``
    JSON object representing backtrace information with the
    following members:

    ``commands``
      List of command names.
    ``files``
      List of file names.
    ``nodes``
      List of node JSON objects with members:

      ``command``
        Index into the ``commands`` member of the ``backtraceGraph``.
      ``file``
        Index into the ``files`` member of the ``backtraceGraph``.
      ``line``
        Line number in the file where the backtrace was added.
      ``parent``
        Index into the ``nodes`` member of the ``backtraceGraph``
        representing the parent in the graph.

``tests``
  A JSON array listing information about each test.  Each entry
  is a JSON object with members:

  ``name``
    Test name.
  ``config``
    Configuration that the test can run on.
    Empty string means any config.
  ``command``
    List where the first element is the test command and the
    remaining elements are the command arguments.
  ``backtrace``
    Index into the ``nodes`` member of the ``backtraceGraph``.
  ``properties``
    Test properties.
    Can contain keys for each of the supported test properties.

.. _`ctest-resource-allocation`:

Resource Allocation
===================

CTest provides a mechanism for tests to specify the resources that they need
in a fine-grained way, and for users to specify the resources availiable on
the running machine. This allows CTest to internally keep track of which
resources are in use and which are free, scheduling tests in a way that
prevents them from trying to claim resources that are not available.

A common use case for this feature is for tests that require the use of a GPU.
Multiple tests can simultaneously allocate memory from a GPU, but if too many
tests try to do this at once, some of them will fail to allocate, resulting in
a failed test, even though the test would have succeeded if it had the memory
it needed. By using the resource allocation feature, each test can specify how
much memory it requires from a GPU, allowing CTest to schedule tests in a way
that running several of these tests at once does not exhaust the GPU's memory
pool.

Please note that CTest has no concept of what a GPU is or how much memory it
has, nor does it have any way of communicating with a GPU to retrieve this
information or perform any memory management. CTest simply keeps track of a
list of abstract resource types, each of which has a certain number of slots
available for tests to use. Each test specifies the number of slots that it
requires from a certain resource, and CTest then schedules them in a way that
prevents the total number of slots in use from exceeding the listed capacity.
When a test is executed, and slots from a resource are allocated to that test,
tests may assume that they have exclusive use of those slots for the duration
of the test's process.

The CTest resource allocation feature consists of two inputs:

* The :ref:`resource specification file <ctest-resource-specification-file>`,
  described below, which describes the resources available on the system.
* The :prop_test:`RESOURCE_GROUPS` property of tests, which describes the
  resources required by the test.

When CTest runs a test, the resources allocated to that test are passed in the
form of a set of
:ref:`environment variables <ctest-resource-environment-variables>` as
described below. Using this information to decide which resource to connect to
is left to the test writer.

The ``RESOURCE_GROUPS`` property tells CTest what resources a test expects
to use grouped in a way meaningful to the test.  The test itself must read
the :ref:`environment variables <ctest-resource-environment-variables>` to
determine which resources have been allocated to each group.  For example,
each group may correspond to a process the test will spawn when executed.

Note that even if a test specifies a ``RESOURCE_GROUPS`` property, it is still
possible for that to test to run without any resource allocation (and without
the corresponding
:ref:`environment variables <ctest-resource-environment-variables>`)
if the user does not pass a resource specification file. Passing this file,
either through the ``--resource-spec-file`` command-line argument or the
``RESOURCE_SPEC_FILE`` argument to :command:`ctest_test`, is what activates the
resource allocation feature. Tests should check the
``CTEST_RESOURCE_GROUP_COUNT`` environment variable to find out whether or not
resource allocation is activated. This variable will always (and only) be
defined if resource allocation is activated. If resource allocation is not
activated, then the ``CTEST_RESOURCE_GROUP_COUNT`` variable will not exist,
even if it exists for the parent ``ctest`` process. If a test absolutely must
have resource allocation, then it can return a failing exit code or use the
:prop_test:`SKIP_RETURN_CODE` or :prop_test:`SKIP_REGULAR_EXPRESSION`
properties to indicate a skipped test.

.. _`ctest-resource-specification-file`:

Resource Specification File
---------------------------

The resource specification file is a JSON file which is passed to CTest, either
on the :manual:`ctest(1)` command line as ``--resource-spec-file``, or as the
``RESOURCE_SPEC_FILE`` argument of :command:`ctest_test`. The resource
specification file must be a JSON object. All examples in this document assume
the following resource specification file:

.. code-block:: json

  {
    "version": {
      "major": 1,
      "minor": 0
    },
    "local": [
      {
        "gpus": [
          {
            "id": "0",
            "slots": 2
          },
          {
            "id": "1",
            "slots": 4
          },
          {
            "id": "2",
            "slots": 2
          },
          {
            "id": "3"
          }
        ],
        "crypto_chips": [
          {
            "id": "card0",
            "slots": 4
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }

The members are:

``version``
  An object containing a ``major`` integer field and a ``minor`` integer field.
  Currently, the only supported version is major ``1``, minor ``0``. Any other
  value is an error.

``local``
  A JSON array of resource sets present on the system.  Currently, this array
  is restricted to being of size 1.

  Each array element is a JSON object with members whose names are equal to the
  desired resource types, such as ``gpus``. These names must start with a
  lowercase letter or an underscore, and subsequent characters can be a
  lowercase letter, a digit, or an underscore. Uppercase letters are not
  allowed, because certain platforms have case-insensitive environment
  variables. See the `Environment Variables`_ section below for
  more information. It is recommended that the resource type name be the plural
  of a noun, such as ``gpus`` or ``crypto_chips`` (and not ``gpu`` or
  ``crypto_chip``.)

  Please note that the names ``gpus`` and ``crypto_chips`` are just examples,
  and CTest does not interpret them in any way. You are free to make up any
  resource type you want to meet your own requirements.

  The value for each resource type is a JSON array consisting of JSON objects,
  each of which describe a specific instance of the specified resource. These
  objects have the following members:

  ``id``
    A string consisting of an identifier for the resource. Each character in
    the identifier can be a lowercase letter, a digit, or an underscore.
    Uppercase letters are not allowed.

    Identifiers must be unique within a resource type. However, they do not
    have to be unique across resource types. For example, it is valid to have a
    ``gpus`` resource named ``0`` and a ``crypto_chips`` resource named ``0``,
    but not two ``gpus`` resources both named ``0``.

    Please note that the IDs ``0``, ``1``, ``2``, ``3``, and ``card0`` are just
    examples, and CTest does not interpret them in any way. You are free to
    make up any IDs you want to meet your own requirements.

  ``slots``
    An optional unsigned number specifying the number of slots available on the
    resource. For example, this could be megabytes of RAM on a GPU, or
    cryptography units available on a cryptography chip. If ``slots`` is not
    specified, a default value of ``1`` is assumed.

In the example file above, there are four GPUs with ID's 0 through 3. GPU 0 has
2 slots, GPU 1 has 4, GPU 2 has 2, and GPU 3 has a default of 1 slot. There is
also one cryptography chip with 4 slots.

``RESOURCE_GROUPS`` Property
----------------------------

See :prop_test:`RESOURCE_GROUPS` for a description of this property.

.. _`ctest-resource-environment-variables`:

Environment Variables
---------------------

Once CTest has decided which resources to allocate to a test, it passes this
information to the test executable as a series of environment variables. For
each example below, we will assume that the test in question has a
:prop_test:`RESOURCE_GROUPS` property of
``2,gpus:2;gpus:4,gpus:1,crypto_chips:2``.

The following variables are passed to the test process:

.. envvar:: CTEST_RESOURCE_GROUP_COUNT

  The total number of groups specified by the :prop_test:`RESOURCE_GROUPS`
  property. For example:

  * ``CTEST_RESOURCE_GROUP_COUNT=3``

  This variable will only be defined if :manual:`ctest(1)` has been given a
  ``--resource-spec-file``, or if :command:`ctest_test` has been given a
  ``RESOURCE_SPEC_FILE``. If no resource specification file has been given,
  this variable will not be defined.

.. envvar:: CTEST_RESOURCE_GROUP_<num>

  The list of resource types allocated to each group, with each item
  separated by a comma. ``<num>`` is a number from zero to
  ``CTEST_RESOURCE_GROUP_COUNT`` minus one. ``CTEST_RESOURCE_GROUP_<num>``
  is defined for each ``<num>`` in this range. For example:

  * ``CTEST_RESOURCE_GROUP_0=gpus``
  * ``CTEST_RESOURCE_GROUP_1=gpus``
  * ``CTEST_RESOURCE_GROUP_2=crypto_chips,gpus``

.. envvar:: CTEST_RESOURCE_GROUP_<num>_<resource-type>

  The list of resource IDs and number of slots from each ID allocated to each
  group for a given resource type. This variable consists of a series of
  pairs, each pair separated by a semicolon, and with the two items in the pair
  separated by a comma. The first item in each pair is ``id:`` followed by the
  ID of a resource of type ``<resource-type>``, and the second item is
  ``slots:`` followed by the number of slots from that resource allocated to
  the given group. For example:

  * ``CTEST_RESOURCE_GROUP_0_GPUS=id:0,slots:2``
  * ``CTEST_RESOURCE_GROUP_1_GPUS=id:2,slots:2``
  * ``CTEST_RESOURCE_GROUP_2_GPUS=id:1,slots:4;id:3,slots:1``
  * ``CTEST_RESOURCE_GROUP_2_CRYPTO_CHIPS=id:card0,slots:2``

  In this example, group 0 gets 2 slots from GPU ``0``, group 1 gets 2 slots
  from GPU ``2``, and group 2 gets 4 slots from GPU ``1``, 1 slot from GPU
  ``3``, and 2 slots from cryptography chip ``card0``.

  ``<num>`` is a number from zero to ``CTEST_RESOURCE_GROUP_COUNT`` minus one.
  ``<resource-type>`` is the name of a resource type, converted to uppercase.
  ``CTEST_RESOURCE_GROUP_<num>_<resource-type>`` is defined for the product
  of each ``<num>`` in the range listed above and each resource type listed in
  ``CTEST_RESOURCE_GROUP_<num>``.

  Because some platforms have case-insensitive names for environment variables,
  the names of resource types may not clash in a case-insensitive environment.
  Because of this, for the sake of simplicity, all resource types must be
  listed in all lowercase in the
  :ref:`resource specification file <ctest-resource-specification-file>` and
  in the :prop_test:`RESOURCE_GROUPS` property, and they are converted to all
  uppercase in the ``CTEST_RESOURCE_GROUP_<num>_<resource-type>`` environment
  variable.

See Also
========

.. include:: LINKS.txt

.. _`CDash`: http://cdash.org/