2 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tests/gtests/testing/testing.h b/tests/gtests/testing/testing.h
index 32cb6e7f18a..34928035b7d 100644
--- a/tests/gtests/testing/testing.h
+++ b/tests/gtests/testing/testing.h
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@
 #include "glog/logging.h"
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
 
+namespace blender::tests {
+
+/* These strings are passed on the CLI with the --test-asset-dir and --test-release-dir arguments.
+ * The arguments are added automatically when invoking tests via `ctest`. */
+const std::string &flags_test_asset_dir();   /* ../lib/tests in the SVN directory. */
+const std::string &flags_test_release_dir(); /* bin/{blender version} in the build directory. */
+
+}  // namespace blender::tests
+
 #define EXPECT_V3_NEAR(a, b, eps) \
   { \
     EXPECT_NEAR(a[0], b[0], eps); \
diff --git a/tests/gtests/testing/testing_main.cc b/tests/gtests/testing/testing_main.cc
index 6b3a8e5515d..0acdcf3a8a5 100644
--- a/tests/gtests/testing/testing_main.cc
+++ b/tests/gtests/testing/testing_main.cc
@@ -19,6 +19,31 @@
 
 #include "testing/testing.h"
 
+DEFINE_string(test_assets_dir, "", "lib/tests directory from SVN containing the test assets.");
+DEFINE_string(test_release_dir, "", "bin/{blender version} directory of the current build.");
+
+namespace blender::tests {
+
+const std::string &flags_test_asset_dir()
+{
+  if (FLAGS_test_assets_dir.empty()) {
+    ADD_FAILURE()
+        << "Pass the flag --test-assets-dir and point to the lib/tests directory from SVN.";
+  }
+  return FLAGS_test_assets_dir;
+}
+
+const std::string &flags_test_release_dir()
+{
+  if (FLAGS_test_release_dir.empty()) {
+    ADD_FAILURE()
+        << "Pass the flag --test-release-dir and point to the bin/{blender version} directory.";
+  }
+  return FLAGS_test_release_dir;
+}
+
+}  // namespace blender::tests
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
   testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);