CMake/Help/command/ctest_build.rst
Brad King 695d6f62d3 Help: Revise ctest_* command documentation (#15559)
Revise documentation for the major dashboard client step ``ctest_*``
commands.  Modernize the documentation formatting.  Add some missing
options.
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ctest_build
-----------
Perform the :ref:`CTest Build Step` as a :ref:`Dashboard Client`.
::
ctest_build([BUILD <build-dir>] [APPEND]
[CONFIGURATION <config>]
[FLAGS <flags>]
[PROJECT_NAME <project-name>]
[TARGET <target-name>]
[NUMBER_ERRORS <num-err-var>]
[NUMBER_WARNINGS <num-warn-var>]
[RETURN_VALUE <result-var>]
)
Build the project and store results in ``Build.xml``
for submission with the :command:`ctest_submit` command.
The :variable:`CTEST_BUILD_COMMAND` variable may be set to explicitly
specify the build command line. Otherwise the build command line is
computed automatically based on the options given.
The options are:
``BUILD <build-dir>``
Specify the top-level build directory. If not given, the
:variable:`CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY` variable is used.
``APPEND``
Mark results for append to those previously submitted to a
dashboard server since the last :command:`ctest_start` call.
Append semantics are defined by the dashboard server in use.
``CONFIGURATION <config>``
Specify the build configuration (e.g. ``Debug``). If not
specified the ``CTEST_BUILD_CONFIGURATION`` variable will be checked.
Otherwise the ``-C <cfg>`` option given to the :manual:`ctest(1)`
command will be used, if any.
``FLAGS <flags>``
Pass additional arguments to the underlying build command.
If not specified the ``CTEST_BUILD_FLAGS`` variable will be checked.
This can, e.g., be used to trigger a parallel build using the
``-j`` option of make. See the :module:`ProcessorCount` module
for an example.
``PROJECT_NAME <project-name>``
Set the name of the project to build. This should correspond
to the top-level call to the :command:`project` command.
If not specified the ``CTEST_PROJECT_NAME`` variable will be checked.
``TARGET <target-name>``
Specify the name of a target to build. If not specified the
``CTEST_BUILD_TARGET`` variable will be checked. Otherwise the
default target will be built. This is the "all" target
(called ``ALL_BUILD`` in :ref:`Visual Studio Generators`).
``NUMBER_ERRORS <num-err-var>``
Store the number of build errors detected in the given variable.
``NUMBER_WARNINGS <num-warn-var>``
Store the number of build warnings detected in the given variable.
``RETURN_VALUE <result-var>``
Store the return value of the native build tool in the given variable.
``QUIET``
Suppress any CTest-specific non-error output that would have been
printed to the console otherwise. The summary of warnings / errors,
as well as the output from the native build tool is unaffected by
this option.