[CMake] [EXTERNAL] Re: Get ctest -S script to pull from git branch other than 'master'?

[Bill Hoffman]

On 6/8/2016 12:59 PM, Bartlett, Roscoe A wrote:
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> Thanks for the info.  I got another email from Brad King and he also
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> https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.6/command/ctest_start.html#command:ctest_start
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> and then Brad updated the documentation for ctest_update() to state that
> it will just keep you on whatever tracking branch you are on and do a
> git pull (after doing a reset --hard to wipe out any local changes).
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> With is info, I can do what I need.
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If you have something external like jenkins doing the build, you can 
also use:
https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/variable/CTEST_UPDATE_VERSION_ONLY.html?highlight=ctest_update_version_only

If set in the ctest script the ctest_update command will just get the 
hash and do nothing else.

-Bill