[CMake] add_test: specify working directory?

[Clinton Stimpson]

On Thursday 24 September 2009 10:18:34 am Tyler Roscoe wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 10:04:40AM -0600, Dixon, Shane wrote:
> > ADD_TEST(ping_test ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/testdir/bin/MyClient.exe
> > my.server.com 4321)
> >
> > SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES(ping_test PROPERTIES FAIL_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "Ping
> > Failed")
> >
> > SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES(ping_test PROPERTIES PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "Ping
> > Successful!")
> >
> > If appears that by specifying the absolute path, it runs the
> > MyClient.exe and the working directory isn't set to the same directory
> > that the MyClient.exe resides.  My ping test fails horribly because it
> > can't find the client.pem in the default working directory.  Is there
> > any way to specify the working directory when using add_test?
>
> Wow, you TLS-encrypt your ping packets? That's hardcore. :)
>
> I'm surprised to see that add_test() doesn't accept a WORKING_DIRECTORY
> argument.
>
> One workaround would be to write a wrapper script that cd's to your
> desired working directory and then calls your exe. Then you would
> add_test(my_wrapper_script).
>

Or without a script:

add_test(MyTest ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E chdir ${MyDir} testexex)

Clint