[boost] [Test] and [bjam] questions re DLLS

From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-24 11:50:51

I am making a test program in order to test the operation of the 
serialization
library when serializable type is serialized from within a dynamically 
loaded DLL.

I've made a DLL which serializes to a polymorphic_?archive.

I'm going to make a test program which calls the DLL.

Here are my questions:

[Test]

My DLL has included <boost/test/test_tools.hpp> and
test tool macros.   Things compile fine.  When I try to link I get a failure
because I've got not test_main - I'm using the Test Execution Monitor.
Now that I think about it - its not clear at all how to address this.

Suppose the above is resolved.  I run my test and I get a failure
in the DLL, will the exception propagate across the DLL interface
into the main executable?  I would hope so buf I don't know for sure.

[bjam]

Assuming the above issues are resolved I will have two program
modules: test_dll_main and test_dll_A (dll to serialize class A).
Not each bjam target lands in its own directory of the form

bin/boost/libs/serialization/<test_module_name>.test/<compiler_name>/debug/threading-multi/test_module_name.exe

I would guess that the dll lands in

bin/boost/libs/serialization/<test_dll_name>.test/<compiler_name>/debug/threading-multi/test_dll_name.dll

So in my main test module I would need something like

dlopen or LoadLibrary 
("bin/boost/libs/serialization/<test_module_name>.test/<compiler_name>/debug/threading-multi/test_module_name.exe") 
which is going to be pretty inconvenient

or

make sure that the test_dll is placed in the same target directory as 
test_main - which I don't know how to make bjam do.

Is there any information on how to go about building and testing DLLS/Shared 
Libraries?

Robert Ramey