Pass CMake arguments to mutation builds

scripts/mutation_test.py

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ Usage:
     --work DIR          scratch dir for the mutated copy (default: a temp dir)
     --timeout SECONDS   per-suite ctest timeout (default: 120)
     --threshold PCT     exit non-zero if mutation score < PCT (default: 0 = off)
+    --cmake-arg ARG     pass an additional argument to the mutant CMake configure;
+                        repeat for multiple arguments (e.g. -DAKERR_SANITIZE=thread)
     --list              only list the mutants that would be run, then exit
     --keep              keep the scratch working copy on exit (for debugging)
     -j N                (reserved) currently runs sequentially
@@ -199,10 +201,11 @@ def generate_mutants(root, rel_target):
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 
 class Runner:
-    def __init__(self, work, timeout):
+    def __init__(self, work, timeout, cmake_args):
         self.work = work
         self.build = os.path.join(work, "build")
         self.timeout = timeout
+        self.cmake_args = cmake_args
 
     def _run(self, cmd, timeout=None):
         return subprocess.run(
@@ -211,7 +214,8 @@ class Runner:
         )
 
     def configure(self):
-        r = self._run(["cmake", "-S", ".", "-B", "build"], timeout=self.timeout)
+        r = self._run(["cmake", "-S", ".", "-B", "build", *self.cmake_args],
+                      timeout=self.timeout)
         return r.returncode == 0, r.stdout
 
     def build_and_test(self):
@@ -307,6 +311,8 @@ def main():
     ap.add_argument("--work", default=None)
     ap.add_argument("--timeout", type=int, default=120)
     ap.add_argument("--threshold", type=float, default=0.0)
+    ap.add_argument("--cmake-arg", action="append", default=[],
+                    help="pass an argument to the mutant CMake configure; repeatable")
     ap.add_argument("--junit", default=None,
                     help="write a JUnit XML report to this path")
     ap.add_argument("--max-mutants", type=int, default=0,
@@ -354,7 +360,7 @@ def main():
     print(f"\nCopying sources to scratch dir: {work}")
     copy_tree(root, work)
 
-    runner = Runner(work, args.timeout)
+    runner = Runner(work, args.timeout, args.cmake_arg)
 
     print("Configuring baseline ...")
     ok, out = runner.configure()

tests/MUTATION.md

@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ scripts/mutation_test.py --target src/error.c --list
 
 # Gate CI: exit non-zero if the score drops below 90%
 scripts/mutation_test.py --threshold 90
+
+# Check concurrency mutants under ThreadSanitizer
+scripts/mutation_test.py --cmake-arg=-DAKERR_SANITIZE=thread
 ```
 
 Via CMake (configures a build first if needed):
@@ -40,8 +43,10 @@ Via CMake (configures a build first if needed):
 cmake --build build --target mutation
 ```
 
-Useful flags: `--timeout SECONDS` (per-suite build+test cap; a mutant that
-hangs is counted as killed), `--keep` (retain the scratch copy for debugging),
+Useful flags: `--cmake-arg ARG` (pass a CMake configure argument to every
+mutant build; repeat it for multiple arguments), `--timeout SECONDS` (per-suite
+build+test cap; a mutant that hangs is counted as killed), `--keep` (retain the
+scratch copy for debugging),
 `--work DIR` (use a specific scratch directory), `--junit FILE` (write a JUnit
 XML report — surviving mutants appear as failing test cases).