I find Boost Test very valuable and use on a regular basis. I think that it would be even more useful if it had the following additional features:
a) automatic heap checking for memory leaks for libraries that can support it.
I am working on update that will include what you requested (VC specific)
b) the ability to create a temporary fstream with a unique name in a safe way.
Could you give me more dtailes on that: what the problem, why it needs framework to resolve it e.t.c.
c) The ability to specify an execution time limit so that if the program goes off into space it doesn't waste an in ordinate amount of time. (perhaps this would be easier to include in bjam)
You could specify a timeout for the test case.
d) The abtility to specify a maximum amount of memory to be allocated. When this allocation is passed, the program would terminate.
e) Currently, all tests compiled with borland compilers fail immediatly when the program and library are built in release mode. I would like to see
This require custom memory manager facility. I do need it but it's not amoung first things I plan to do. this
fixed. I did spend a little time trying to track this down but was unsuccessful.
It's not that trivial to find a release mode specific issue. I will try to resolve it next update though. BTW how do you compile test in a release mode?
f) A more tutorial type manual.
That's for sure. Unfortunately I have a quete a backlog for features to implement/fix and writing docs taking enourmouse amount of time/efforts. So, you figure it out. There are couple articles online already. I will try to do something but I couldn't promise definetly.
Robert Ramey
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