ctest: specify git version control

Author: scivision

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - run: ctest -S ci.cmake -V
 
-    - run: cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/hdf5
+    - run: cmake -B build -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/hdf5
     - run: cmake --install build
 
     - name: configure examples
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ jobs:
 
 
   mac:
-    needs: linux
     runs-on: macos-latest
     env:
       HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_CLEANUP: 1

ci.cmake

@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ cmake_cpu_count()
 
 set(CTEST_NOTES_FILES "${CTEST_SCRIPT_DIRECTORY}/${CTEST_SCRIPT_NAME}")
 set(CTEST_SUBMIT_RETRY_COUNT 3)
+set(CTEST_UPDATE_COMMAND git)  # avoids auto-detect version control failures on some systemes
 
 ctest_start(${CTEST_MODEL})