RE: [boost] Re: RC_1_30_0 still broken -- More lexical_cast

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.