CDash generates a lot of CMake Targets about ament_cmake HOT 4 CLOSED

Removing -D ExperimentalTest from colcon_cmake would get rid of the warnings

This option is mandatory in order for ctest to generate a XML result file. So removing it without any kind of replacement is not an option. I am not aware of an alternative approach to generate these result files.

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@dirk-thomas This stackoverflow post recommends using -T test. From man ctests:

       -T <action>, --test-action <action>
              Sets the dashboard action to perform

              This  option  tells ctest to act as a CDash client and perform some action such as start, build, test etc.
              Combining -M and -T is similar to -D

The -M option:

        -M <model>, --test-model <model>
              Sets the model for a dashboard

              This option tells ctest to act as a CDash client where the TestModel can  be  Experimental,  Nightly,  and
              Continuous.  Combining -M and -T is similar to -D

From what I gather, -T test gives ctest the "Test" part of "ExperimentalTest" while -M Experimental gives ctest the "Experimental" part.

Does that make sense?

I'm not sure if CTest will still generate all the extra target, though

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The CTestCustom.ctest warning is coming from line 27 of ament_cmake_test-extras.cmake
Simply deleting the lines gets rid of the warning without causing any new warnings/error

Just removing the lines not a reasonable solution since these options are being set for a reason to avoid truncating the logs. In the proposed patch the more modern file CTestCustom.cmake is being generated instead.

I'm not sure if CTest will still generate all the extra target

The targets in the Makefile are being generated during the cmake invocation. As long as the CTest module is not being included anywhere in CMake those targets won't appear. Later ctest invocation don't change the already generated makefiles.

Please try the patch from PR #153 and comment if it works for your use case.

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@dirk-thomas The patch works great: it prevents those extra targets from being generated, and I'm not seeing any warnings from CMake, CTest or colcon. Thanks!

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