ctest does not show tests when executing in script mode

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Hi,

When using ctest like this:

ctest -S <script> -N

Always shows 0 tests selected. Any suggestion are appreciated. Please let me know if i am doing something wrong.
Ctest version being used in 3.28.0

Thanks
Best regards
Phani

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I suspect that this is a hole in the handling of command line arguments and ctest_test arguments. If I had to guess, -N intercepts the list that ctest_test ends up consulting. The better option is probably to implement ctest_test(PRINT_ONLY) and to wire up -N to act as if that is specified to all ctest_test calls.

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Thanks for the reply. I would suggest ctest_test(SHOW_ONLY) to keep consistent with cmd line option name --show-only.

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Should I open an issue for this?

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That seems reasonable to me.

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Created at https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/25658