WILL_FAIL — CMake 4.3.0 Documentation

# WILL_FAIL

If `true`, inverts the pass / fail test criteria. Tests for which `WILL_FAIL` is `true` fail with return code 0 and pass with non-zero return code. Tests that exceed the timeout specified by `TIMEOUT` still fail regardless of `WILL_FAIL`. System-level test failures including segmentation faults, signal abort, or heap errors may fail the test even if `WILL_FAIL` is true.

Example of a test that would ordinarily pass, but fails because `WILL_FAIL` is `true`:

    add_test(NAME failed COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E true)
    set_property(TEST failed PROPERTY WILL_FAIL true)

To run a test that may have a system-level failure, but still pass if `WILL_FAIL` is set, use a CMake command to wrap the executable run. Note that this will prevent automatic handling of the `CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR` and `TEST_LAUNCHER` target property.

    add_executable(main main.c)

    add_test(NAME sigabrt COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env $<TARGET_FILE:main>)

    set_property(TEST sigabrt PROPERTY WILL_FAIL TRUE)

    #include <signal.h>

    int main(void){ raise(SIGABRT); return 0; }