add a note how to run selftests using multiconfig generators

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Mertz, Arne 2019-10-17 19:22:39 +02:00 committed by Martin Hořeňovský
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@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ locally takes just a few minutes.
$ cd debug-build $ cd debug-build
$ ctest -j 2 --output-on-failure $ ctest -j 2 --output-on-failure
``` ```
__Note:__ When running your tests with multi-configuration generators like
Visual Studio, you might get errors "Test not available without configuration."
You then have to pick one configuration (e.g. ` -C Debug`) in the `ctest` call.
If you added new tests, approval tests are very likely to fail. If they If you added new tests, approval tests are very likely to fail. If they
do not, it means that your changes weren't run as part of them. This do not, it means that your changes weren't run as part of them. This
_might_ be intentional, but usually is not. _might_ be intentional, but usually is not.