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0015619CMakeCTestpublic2015-06-16 18:412016-06-10 14:31
ReporterClinton Stimpson 
Assigned ToKitware Robot 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionmoved 
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Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0015619: ctest stderr vs stdout
DescriptionI have a ctest script which basically has:
ctest_start()
...
ctest_build()
ctest_test()

I invoke that script with
ctest -V -S my.ctest 1>mytest.stdout 2>mytest.stderr

And I'm hoping that mytest.stderr will contain only errors in my script, not build or test errors from within ctest_build() and ctest_test().

However, errors like
Unable to find executable: /path/to/executable
from ctest_test() can leak into the mytest.stderr if there are build errors.

I don't think that is expected behavior.
Steps To ReproduceAll in the same directory:

=== CMakeLists.txt ===
include (CTest)
add_test(NAME MyTest COMMAND nonexist_executable)

=== my.ctest ===
set(CTEST_SOURCE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
set(CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})

ctest_start(Experimental)
ctest_test()

=== CTestConfig.cmake ===
<empty>


Then run
cmake .
ctest -V -S my.ctest 1> mytest.stdout 2> mytest.stderr

Look at the output of mytest.stdout and mytest.stderr

Also, mytest.stderr contains:
Error in read script: /home/cjstimp/cubit/cdash/test-ctest/my.ctest
However, the script itself did run successfully.
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Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2015-06-16 18:41Clinton StimpsonNew Issue
2015-06-18 09:08Brad KingNote Added: 0038944
2016-06-10 14:29Kitware RobotNote Added: 0042798
2016-06-10 14:29Kitware RobotStatusnew => resolved
2016-06-10 14:29Kitware RobotResolutionopen => moved
2016-06-10 14:29Kitware RobotAssigned To => Kitware Robot
2016-06-10 14:31Kitware RobotStatusresolved => closed

Notes
(0038944)
Brad King   
2015-06-18 09:08   
> hoping that mytest.stderr will contain only errors in my script, not build or test errors

That makes sense. It would require a fairly tedious audit of the CTest source to address this though.
(0042798)
Kitware Robot   
2016-06-10 14:29   
Resolving issue as `moved`.

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