[CMake] Trouble starting ctest run with intention of reportingto dashboard

[Steve Huston]

Hi Bill,

> David Cole wrote:
> > OK. You have a correct CTestConfig.cmake now.
> > 
> > Is it at the top level of your source tree? (In 
> > "${CTEST_SOURCE_DIRECTORY}"?)
> > Do you "include(CTest)" in your CMakeLists.txt file?
> > 
> So, I downloaded qpid sources.  I think the main problem you 
> are having 
> is because with the old declarative style scripts if you do a 
> -D Nightly 
> it will require a successful configure to already have been 
> run on the tree.

Ok.

> I would suggest using the new style ctest scripts.  Here is a
sample:
> 
> set (CTEST_SOURCE_DIRECTORY c:/hoffman/Projects/qpid/qpid/cpp)
> set (CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY c:/hoffman/Projects/qpid/qpid/cpp/rhel5)
> SET(CTEST_CMAKE_GENERATOR "Unix Makefiles")
> SET(CTEST_BUILD_COMMAND make)
> 
> CTEST_START("Experimental")
> CTEST_CONFIGURE(BUILD "${CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY}")
> CTEST_BUILD(BUILD "${CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY}")
> CTEST_TEST(BUILD "${CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY}")
> CTEST_SUBMIT()

Ok, how do I run this?

> I had to put a CTestConfig.cmake with the following in it:
> set(CTEST_PROJECT_NAME "Qpid")
> set(CTEST_NIGHTLY_START_TIME "00:00:00 EST")
> set(CTEST_DROP_METHOD "http")
> set(CTEST_DROP_SITE "www.riverace.com")
> set(CTEST_DROP_LOCATION "/CDash-1.4.2/submit.php?project=Qpid")
> set(CTEST_DROP_SITE_CDASH TRUE)
> 
> in c:/hoffman/Projects/qpid/qpid/cpp/CTestConfig.cmake.
> 
> Also, note for 1 day you will have to do Experimentals, 
> because if you 
> do a nightly the update will remove the CTestConfig.cmake or 
> not check it out in the first place.
> 
> I did submit some experimentals but the Qpid dashboard here : 
> http://www.riverace.com/CDash-1.4.2/index.php is not public 
> so I can not see them.

You should be able to now.

Thanks!
-Steve