[CMake] CTest return value in the case of an build error

[Clinton Stimpson]

+1 for this. I ended up having to parse the xml files myself, as I 
couldn't find an easier way to get the info I wanted.
I submitted a request for this.
http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=8277

I was trying to use ctest as a replacement for a non-portable shell 
script that did nightly testing.

Clint

Floca Ralf Omar wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I want to use CTest for nightly builds. In this context I need to know 
> if there were any errors while configuring, building or testing (…) 
> the target. I need this to trigger other events in the nightly build 
> script. (Platform: Windows XP, Visual Studio 2005)
>
> When using CTest with the “–D Nightly” flag (or single step versions 
> like NightlyUpdate), it seems that it returns an error value (!=0) if 
> a step fails. This is true for all steps except the build step. Even 
> if there is an error while building one of the target’s projects the 
> return of CTest will be 0. In difference one failing test in the test 
> step will cause a return value of != 0.
>
> Is there any sound way to query if the build step failed or at least 
> if any error occurred in the whole Nightly Build processing? It seems 
> to me that parsing the build.xml file of the according nightly build 
> for <Error> elements is not a very elegant way.
>
> Thank you for any help or suggestion.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Ralf Floca
>
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