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0011368CMakeCTestpublic2010-10-27 07:332016-06-10 14:31
ReporterMarcel Loose 
Assigned ToKitware Robot 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionmoved 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product VersionCMake 2.8.3 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0011368: Let CTest return with an error status when compiler errors occur
DescriptionCurrently, a command like 'ctest -D ExperimentalBuild' returns with exit status 0, even if compiler errors occurred. This is IMO caused by the fact that 'make -i' is used to build the code. See http://www.mail-archive.com/cmake@cmake.org/msg32294.html [^] for a discussion on this issue.

I would like ctest to return with a non-zero exit status when compiler errors have occurred. It would really help in situations where, e.g., 'ctest -D ExperimentalBuild' is used in a script.
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Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2010-10-27 07:33Marcel LooseNew Issue
2010-10-27 07:40Michael WildNote Added: 0022715
2010-11-10 11:47David ColeProduct VersionCMake-2-8 => CMake 2.8.3
2010-11-10 11:47David ColeTarget Version => CMake 2.8.4
2010-11-10 11:47David ColeStatusnew => assigned
2010-11-10 11:47David ColeAssigned To => David Cole
2010-12-08 16:12David ColeNote Added: 0023821
2011-01-10 14:51David ColeNote Added: 0024551
2011-01-10 14:51David ColeTarget VersionCMake 2.8.4 =>
2011-10-25 22:54David ColeAssigned ToDavid Cole =>
2011-10-25 22:54David ColeStatusassigned => backlog
2014-06-04 18:05Andras LassoNote Added: 0036119
2015-03-21 19:27Utkarsh AyachitNote Added: 0038272
2016-01-29 05:11dolfimNote Added: 0040354
2016-06-10 14:28Kitware RobotNote Added: 0041758
2016-06-10 14:28Kitware RobotStatusbacklog => resolved
2016-06-10 14:28Kitware RobotResolutionopen => moved
2016-06-10 14:28Kitware RobotAssigned To => Kitware Robot
2016-06-10 14:31Kitware RobotStatusresolved => closed

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(0022715)
Michael Wild   
2010-10-27 07:40   
As I already said on the mailing list I would like to keep "make -i" for various reasons.

Also, there seems to be an issue with the error parser which fails to detect any compiler errors. If that was fixed, CTest could exit with a non-zero return value even if the build process did.
(0023821)
David Cole   
2010-12-08 16:12   
To preserve existing behavior, running ctest with -D or -S should do what's it been doing by default. We could, however, add a "--propagate-tool-errors" (or something with a better name!) command line flag to ctest that would change the behavior in this way.
(0024551)
David Cole   
2011-01-10 14:51   
Not enough time to get a fix for this into CMake 2.8.4 -- deferring until later.
(0036119)
Andras Lasso   
2014-06-04 18:05   
Any chance that this will be fixed?
Is there any workaround to prevent starting of testing if the build failed?
(0038272)
Utkarsh Ayachit   
2015-03-21 19:27   
Ping! Can we prioritize this one please?
(0040354)
dolfim   
2016-01-29 05:11   
+1 for this.
(0041758)
Kitware Robot   
2016-06-10 14:28   
Resolving issue as `moved`.

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