gdb-ctest

gdb-ctest - run ctest inside gdb, including fixtures and environment

Dependencies

• ctest
• gdb
• jq

Installation

• The script should work by itself - just copy it somewhere to your disk
• There is a PKGBUILD for Arch Linux - https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gdb-ctest-git

Usage

gdb-ctest <test_name>

Options

<test_name>  Test to be ran. The same for 'ctest -R <test_name>'. Specifying more than one test is an error.
-h,--help    Shows help."
-X           Other arguments starting with a single dash are ignored.
--XXX        Other arguments starting with a double dash are ignored.

Information/caveats

• Run this in the same directory where you would run ctest.
• The script supports the ENVIRONMENT property.
• The test must have at most one FIXTURES_REQUIRED.
• The fixture must have at most one FIXTURES_SETUP and at most one FIXTURES_CLEANUP.
• That means that you can run tests that have ENVIRONMENT, but no fixtures.
• The script shows exactly what commands will it run for the setup, cleanup, and for the actual test command. It will prompt you for confirmation before it runs anything.
• You can use run inside gdb repeatedly, if your test doesn't depend on redoing fixtures on every run.