[boost] Re: test programs (singleton)

From: Gennadiy Rozental (gennadiy.rozental_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-02 19:01:07

"Jason Hise" <chaos_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:42264972.6040405_at_ezequal.com...
> Is there a specific formal way that I should be writing test programs
> for the singleton library?  I was initially planning on just writing
> program results to a file and providing a second file containing
> expected output.  However, because I am relatively new to boost I
> thought that there might be some bigger testing framework that I need to
> use.  Is there?
>
> Additionally, I don't quite understand what bjam is, but everything
> seems to use it.  Should I be using it as well, or does it only apply to
> libraries that need to be compiled?  Singleton uses only header files.
>
> Thanks in advance for all replies.
>
> -Jason

You could use Boost.Test. It has several components. You may select the one
that fit best to your habits/needs. Particularly Boost.Test tools includes
output_test_stream that allows to match your output vs. pattern file. Check
docs for more details.

Gennadiy