[CMake] Submitting build and test results to dashboard separately

[Alexander Neundorf]

On Wednesday 16 December 2009, Moreland, Kenneth wrote:
> I am setting up a ParaView dashboard for a cluster in which I have to
> compile on one computer and then submit a job to run parallel tests on
> another computer. This means I have to run one dashboard script to update
> and build the code.  At the end of this script I submit a parallel job to
> run the tests.  The problem I am having is that I cannot seem to submit the
> results to the dashboard in such a way that I get both the build and test
> information on the same entry.
>
> My current configuration is as follows.  To update, configure, and build
> the latest version I have a CTest script like the following:
>
> -Setup CMake variables-
...
> I am sure that the CMake variables are setup the same in both the build and
> test scripts; I am actually using the same script to setup both.
>
> Now here is the problem: each of the CTEST_SUBMIT()  create their own entry
> in the dashboard.  The first one creates one that reports on the build but
> is missing the test information.  The second one has the results of the
> test but has bogus information for the build.  Does anyone know how to get
> the the second submit to simply add the test information to the existing
> build information?  I tried simply removing the CTEST_START command from
> the test script, but in that case the submission fails outright.  I get
> output like the following:
>
> Test project /home/kmorel/dashboard/builds/ParaView3Experimental
> Cannot create directory /Testing/Temporary
> Cannot create log file: LastTest.log
>     Start 1: QVTK-TestQtInitialization
> 1/1 Test #1: QVTK-TestQtInitialization ........   Passed    9.38 sec
>
> 100% tests passed, 0 tests failed out of 1
>
> Total Test time (real) =  11.53 sec
> Cannot create directory /Testing
> Cannot open notes file
>    Use HTTP Proxy: wwwproxy.sandia.gov:80
> Cannot create directory /Testing/Temporary
> Cannot create log file: LastSubmit.log
> Submit files (using http)
>    Using HTTP submit method
>    Drop site:http://
>    Submission successful
> Error in read script:
> /home/kmorel/dashboard/scripts/ParaView3Experimental.cmake
>
> Any ideas?
>

Does CTEST_SUBMIT(PARTS ... ) what you want ?
It's here under "CDash Subprojects" : 
http://www.kitware.com/products/archive/kitware_quarterly0709.pdf

Alex