# add\_test() has different behaviour for VS and Ninja generator

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/add-test-has-different-behaviour-for-vs-and-ninja-generator/1046
**Category:** Usage
**Created:** [April 17, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/add-test-has-different-behaviour-for-vs-and-ninja-generator/1046 "2020-04-17T13:25:18Z")
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### Author: ![ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/add-test-has-different-behaviour-for-vs-and-ninja-generator/1046/3 "2020-04-17T14:38:45Z")

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See also this thread: [CTest build-and-test with multi-config generators](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/ctest-build-and-test-with-multi-config-generators/1008)

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