This except from a failing run shows that ctest DEPENDS is simply not good enough -- the dependent test started after its requirement, but before the first test had completed! Fixtures are therefore required for parallel testing.
Start 31: gmshV4AirFoil
28/55 Test #30: gmshv2TwoQuads ................... Passed 0.21 sec
Start 32: gmshV4AirFoil_dmgDiff
29/55 Test #32: gmshV4AirFoil_dmgDiff ............***Failed 0.00 sec
/usr/bin/diff: /home/runner/work/core/core/pumi-meshes/gmsh/v4/AirfoilDemo.dmg: No such file or directory
Start 33: verify_serial
30/55 Test #33: verify_serial .................... Passed 0.22 sec
Start 34: verify_2nd_order_shape_quads
31/55 Test #27: create_misCube ................... Passed 0.57 sec
Start 35: verify_2nd_order_shape_tris
32/55 Test #34: verify_2nd_order_shape_quads ..... Passed 0.21 sec
Start 36: uniform_serial
33/55 Test #35: verify_2nd_order_shape_tris ...... Passed 0.20 sec
Start 37: classifyThenAdapt
34/55 Test #37: classifyThenAdapt ................ Passed 0.21 sec
Start 38: tet_serial
35/55 Test #38: tet_serial ....................... Passed 0.29 sec
Start 39: applyMatrixFunc
36/55 Test #36: uniform_serial ................... Passed 0.53 sec
Start 40: outputcontrol
37/55 Test #39: applyMatrixFunc .................. Passed 0.21 sec
Start 41: parmaSerial
38/55 Test #31: gmshV4AirFoil .................... Passed 1.28 sec
Originally posted by @bobpaw in #500 (comment)
This except from a failing run shows that ctest
DEPENDSis simply not good enough -- the dependent test started after its requirement, but before the first test had completed! Fixtures are therefore required for parallel testing.Originally posted by @bobpaw in #500 (comment)