Re: [boost] [test] dynamic linking on Windows

From: Gennadiy Rozental (gennadiy.rozental_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-11-10 12:32:43

"Vladimir Prus" <ghost_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
news:ej197n$iu1$1_at_sea.gmane.org...
> Gennadiy Rozental wrote:
>
>>> It think the question is still reasonable. Can you have *static* library
>>> called unit_test_framework_main that would contain the stock definition
>>> of the 'main' function?
>>
>> I am not sure I understand: static version of the UTF does have function
>> main() implementation included.
>
> Yes, but I mean that it's possible to have:
>
>    - UTF, that is build either as static lib or DLL and does *not*
>      have any main function.
>    - Small static library that contains stock definition of main.

No. This is not going to be acceptable IMO.

> So, when using UTF DLL, user must "just" link to an extra library, which
> might be simpler than defining macroses.

Why? How is it easier?

> And importantly, Boost.Build V2
> can make this transparent for all Boost.Test users inside Boost.

Not everybody are using Boost.Build.

IMO the issue is not that significant. In a long term Boost.Test users 
should switch to auto generated test tree and this case is easily supported 
in both builds. Conversion in 95% of the cases is straightforward and simple 
to do.

Gennadiy