Proprietary software is developed and tested by a single entity. Very often, the build and test scripts are located in the project's repository and tend to intertwine with the project configuration. Too many open-source projects follow the same route.
For software developed in public, separating "build configuration" from "project configuration" brings advantages.
In this talk, I will introduce the CTest scripting mode and show how to write generic build scripts that can be used for any CMake project. I will also present guidelines for project authors to ensure their project configuration does not interfere with generic CTest scripts.
The final goal is to establish a development standard for open-source projects, where CI builds are completely decentralized.
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