The project does not use ctest. This makes it quite hard for packagers to find and run tests. In principle it should use ctest --build-and-test to test native CMake projects. For some inspiration, here is a template I have.
Building and testing from sdist is not possible, i.e.: python3 -m build + pytest
Usage of custom Find<Package>.cmake when there are upstream packaging available with good CMake support: catch, eigen3
In general, the CMake project can be improved among a few things: inverting the version detection to be defined in CMake, making the CMakeLists.txt files more readable
I am using the ci.yaml to fill in the gaps about how to the testing, but it would be much appreciated if the project can use standardized tools.
Problem description
When trying to work on https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/pull/5094, I have encountered a few issues:
ctest. This makes it quite hard for packagers to find and run tests. In principle it should usectest --build-and-testto test native CMake projects. For some inspiration, here is a template I have.sdistis not possible, i.e.:python3 -m build+pytestFind<Package>.cmakewhen there are upstream packaging available with good CMake support:catch,eigen3CMakeLists.txtfiles more readableI am using the
ci.yamlto fill in the gaps about how to the testing, but it would be much appreciated if the project can use standardized tools.