lnav doesn't consistently reload LastTest.log file generated by ctest when a new test is run
Author: 0suyogCreated Sep 8, 2026Updated Sep 18, 2026
Labelsbug
lnav version lnav 0.14.1
Describe the bug
I wanted to view the test log of ctest with lnav so i opened LastTest.log using lnav, it opens then when i run ctest . again sometimes lnav shows
ⓘ info: No log or text files are currently loaded │
= help: Use the :open command to open a file or directory
Video
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ff382978-77c8-448c-8369-c06464f795a6
To Reproduce run a test using ctest open generated LastTest.log file that gets created run the test again
Source: tstack/lnav