ctest_test more robust

Author: scivision

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt update -yq
         sudo apt install -yq --no-install-recommends ninja-build gfortran libhdf5-dev
 
-    - run: ctest -S setup.cmake -V
+    - run: ctest -S ci.cmake -V
 
     - run: cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/hdf5
     - run: cmake --install build
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - run: brew install hdf5 ninja
 
-    - run: ctest -S setup.cmake -V
+    - run: ctest -S ci.cmake -V
 
     # - run: cmake -S Examples -B Examples/build
     # - run: cmake --build Examples/build --parallel

.github/workflows/ci_windows.yml

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-    - run: ctest -S setup.cmake -V
+    - run: ctest -S ci.cmake -V
 
     # - run: cmake -S Examples -B Examples/build
     # - run: cmake --build Examples/build --parallel

Install.md

@@ -89,14 +89,10 @@ gfortran -I~/lib/h5fortran/include myprogram.f90 ~/lib/h5fortran/lib/libh5fortra
 
 ### [optional] create distributable archive
 
-If you wish to create a .zip archive that is usable on systems with compatible Fortran ABI:
+If you wish to create a .zip archive that is usable on systems with compatible Fortran ABI, after building:
 
 ```sh
-ctest -S setup.cmake
-
-cd build
-
-cpack
+cpack --config .\build\CPackConfig.cmake
 ```
 
 ### [optional] specify a particular HDF5 library

setup.cmake renamed to ci.cmake

@@ -152,17 +152,21 @@ endif()
 ctest_test(
   # set PARALLEL_LEVEL here as the global option seems to be ignored
   PARALLEL_LEVEL ${Ncpu}
+  # specify BUILD to avoid random return 255 despite tests passing
+  BUILD ${CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY}
+  SCHEDULE_RANDOM ON
+  REPEAT UNTIL_PASS:3
   RETURN_VALUE _ret
   CAPTURE_CMAKE_ERROR _err
-  REPEAT UNTIL_PASS:3)
+  )
 ctest_submit(PARTS Test)
 
 ctest_submit(
   PARTS Done
   BUILD_ID build_id)
 
 if(NOT (_ret EQUAL 0 AND _err EQUAL 0))
-  message(FATAL_ERROR "Build ${build_id} failed.")
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "Build ${build_id} failed: CTest code ${_ret}, CMake code ${_err}.")
 endif()
 
 message(STATUS "OK: CTest build ${build_id}")