[CMake] CTest for simple client/server test

[Andy Cedilnik]

Hello Eric,

We do similar kind of tests on ParaView. For that we use a test driver 
that appropriately launches client and server.

Please check www.paraview.org for more details:

http://www.paraview.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/GUI/Client/pvTestDriver.cxx?root=ParaView&view=markup
http://www.paraview.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/GUI/Client/pvTestDriver.h?root=ParaView&view=markup
http://www.paraview.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/GUI/Client/pvTestDriverConfig.h.in?root=ParaView&view=markup

       Andy

Eric Noulard wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I would like to use CTest for running some elementary
> client/server type test
>
> The idea is want to be able to run
> 2 executable:
>   1) First  " myserver <someargs> " is launched
>   2) Then " myclient  <someargs> " is launched
>   3) the two talk to each other then terminates both properly (or not)
>
>
> Both executable should be run on the same machine
> (even if I would be pleased if CTest was able to run
> a test on a remote machine using ssh but that's another point)
>
> Is it possible to do this with CTest?
>
>
>


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Andy Cedilnik
Kitware Inc.