# ctest_configure

Perform the CTest Configure Step as a Dashboard Client.

    ctest_configure([BUILD <build-dir>] [SOURCE <source-dir>] [APPEND]
                    [OPTIONS <options>] [RETURN_VALUE <result-var>] [QUIET]
                    [CAPTURE_CMAKE_ERROR <result-var>]
                    [PRESET <preset>]
                    [PRESETS_FILE <file>]
                    )

Configure the project build tree and record results in `Configure.xml` for submission with the `ctest_submit()` command.

The options are:

`BUILD <build-dir>`

  Specify the top-level build directory. If not given, the `CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY` variable is used.

`SOURCE <source-dir>`

  Specify the source directory. If not given, the `CTEST_SOURCE_DIRECTORY` variable is used.

`APPEND`

  Mark `Configure.xml` for append to results previously submitted to a dashboard server since the last `ctest_start()` call. Append semantics are defined by the dashboard server in use. This does not cause results to be appended to a `.xml` file produced by a previous call to this command.

`OPTIONS <options>`

  Specify a semicolon-separated list of command-line arguments to pass to the configuration tool. This option is ignored when `CTEST_CONFIGURE_COMMAND` is used.

`PRESET <preset>`

  Added in version 4.4.

  Specify a `preset` to use when configuring the project. Any value set in the CTest script will take priority over a corresponding setting from the preset. For example, the `CTEST_BINARY_DIRECTORY` variable will override the `binaryDir` setting from the chosen preset.

  When a preset is specified, the `CTEST_CONFIGURE_COMMAND` variable is ignored so that the preset is always honored.

  See also the `CTEST_CONFIGURE_PRESET` and `CTEST_PRESET` variables.

`PRESETS_FILE <file>`

  Added in version 4.4.

  Specify a `presets` file to use instead of the default `CMakePresets.json` in the source directory. A relative path is interpreted relative to the source directory. Has no effect unless a preset is selected via the `PRESET` argument or the `CTEST_CONFIGURE_PRESET` or `CTEST_PRESET` variables.

  See also the `CTEST_PRESETS_FILE` variable.

`RETURN_VALUE <result-var>`

  Store in the `<result-var>` variable the return value of the native configuration tool.

`CAPTURE_CMAKE_ERROR <result-var>`

  Added in version 3.7.

  Store in the `<result-var>` variable `-1` if there are any errors running the command and prevent `ctest(1)` from returning non-zero if an error occurs.

`QUIET`

  Added in version 3.3.

  Suppress any CTest-specific non-error messages that would have otherwise been printed to the console. Output from the underlying configure command is not affected.