Re: [Boost-users] [Test] Test cases in static libraries

Jérémy Coulon writes:

Hi all,

I'm currently converting cppunit tests to Boost.Test. Boost test auto-registration is awesome !

I'm now facing a problem and need help from Boost community.

mytest -> libFoo.so -> libBar.a

Let's say I have a dynamic library Foo which depends on a static library Bar. I created an executable mytest which uses Foo library. It doesn't know about Bar library.

So far, I successfully created test cases in mytest for Foo library using the public library interface (exported symbols). I just figured out how to create test cases inside Foo library (for internal non-exported classes) using console_test_runner utility.

I am confused. So, you have Foo tests both inside the library and outside?

Question: how do I test code inside Bar static library ?

I would imagine they are being run when you use console_test_runner. Since the library statically linked into Foo, all test units should be registered once static initializers are executed. Gennadiy