I have downloaded and built the BOOST libraries using VS2005 - I have pointed the VC++ directories INCLUDE files to the BOOST install directory and the Library files to the folder where the BOOST libraries were built to. But when I try even the simplest of test programs from one of the examples you had written - see below #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp> using boost::unit_test_framework::test_suite; // most frequently you implement test cases as a free functions void free_test_function() { // reports 'error in "free_test_function": test 2 == 1 failed' BOOST_CHECK(2 == 1); // non-critical test => continue after failure } test_suite* init_unit_test_suite( int, char**) { test_suite* test= BOOST_TEST_SUITE( "Unit test example 1" ); // this example will pass cause we know ahead of time number of expected failures test->add( BOOST_TEST_CASE( &free_test_function ), 1 /* expected one error */ ); return test; } I receive LINK errors - any suggestions ? -----Original Message----- From: boost-users-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-users-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Gennadiy Rozental Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 4:09 PM To: boost-users@lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Question about Boost.Test "Ranji Raghavan" <ranji.raghavan@openspirit.com> wrote in message news:000a01c74a28$df145f30$e90a0a0a@openspirit.com...
Actually, I am just looking into BOOST reading the documentation etc Do you recommend any particular version of BOOST that I should install and play with?
I recommend you to use the latest version. Try 1.34 RC.
I am looking to define all the test data in XML files - maybe 1000's of them - have a class that parses this XML file (some tests have about 7-8 pieces of disparate primitive data types string, double, int etc)and pass the array of class instances to a test method for repetitive testing. If this is not pragmatic, could you recommend another way?
Use BOOST_PARAM_TEST_CASE. It works differently in latest version then before. You will have less problems with parametrs object lifetime management. Let me know if you have any problems. Gennadiy _______________________________________________ Boost-users mailing list Boost-users@lists.boost.org http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-users