Re: [boost] Boost.Tests: Unit test defines own main() function, why?

From: Gennadiy Rozental (rogeeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-12-24 13:49:08

"Ilya Sokolov" <fal_delivery_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
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> Ilya Sokolov wrote:
>> Gennadiy Rozental wrote:
> [snip]
>
>> I want to seamlessly migrate from static UTF to shared.
>
> And that is important for Boost itself, for example:
>
> http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2006/11/113037.php
>
> --- quote ---
> I think the problem here is for Boost tests itself. Now, large number of
> them does not work with shared linking. So, I'm about to commit
> Juergen's patch that explicitly makes all Boost test link to static
> version of Boost.Test

As far as I know Boost is using shared libraries where possible and uses 
static otherwise.

Gennadiy