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From: Rozental, Gennadiy (gennadiy.rozental_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-03-18 17:02:58


> lexical_cast_test.cpp(105): error in
> "test_conversion_to_intr": exception
> boost::bad_lexical_cast is expected
> lexical_cast_test.cpp(111): error in
> "test_conversion_to_intr": exception
> boost::bad_lexical_cast is expected
> lexical_cast_test.cpp(147): error in
> "test_conversion_to_boolle": exception
> boost::bad_lexical_cast is expected
>
> Notice the weird misspellings in the error messages. :)

What do you mean?

>
> Also these three tests, like MSVC 6, concerns tests where it
> doesn't throw
> when it's supposed to:
>
> BOOST_CHECK_THROW(lexical_cast<int>(" 123"), boost::bad_lexical_cast);
> BOOST_CHECK_THROW(lexical_cast<int>(std::string(" 123")),
> boost::bad_lexical_cast);
> BOOST_CHECK_THROW(lexical_cast<bool>(123), boost::bad_lexical_cast);
>
> If these are omitted for g++ 2.95.x, all tests pass for that compiler.
> However, as it compiles without errors on both MSVC 6 and g++
> 2.95.x, maybe
> one shouldn't have any BOOST_WORKAROUND's in the test code?
>
> That will make it show up as failing on MSVC 6 and g++
> 2.95.x, even though
> it passes almost all the enabled tests on both.

You could use expected failures feature of Boost.Test

Gennadiy.


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