[boost] Re: Boost Test - when you've got nothing else to do

From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-01-22 20:57:08

Jonathan Turkanis wrote:
> Robert Ramey wrote:
>
>> a) Creating the temporary file.  mktemp gives ona file descriptor -
>
> I assume you mean mkstemp
>
>> not a stream.  There is no easy way to turn this into a real stream -
>> with facets, and everything else.
>
> typedef stream_facade< code_converter< file_descriptor> >
>             file_descriptor_stream_with_facets_and_stuff;
>
> Coming soon to CVS nearest you. :-)
>

Excellent !

Could you please double check the file test_tools.hpp in
libs/serialization/test to see what I had to do to make a crude but
effective substitute for what I needed.  I seem to remember a lot of
aggravation in dealing with different compile implementations.

Now that I've written the above, I wonder if a better string_stream might
not be better in many cases.  My files are small.  When I looked at string
stream before, it didn't handle codecvt facets which made me skeptical about
using for my tests.  Hmmm - maybe codecvt facets don't make any sense in
string stream - more food for thought.

In any case, your understanding of what I'm asking for is correct.  Thanks a
lot.

Robert Ramey