Re: [boost] boost_unit_test_framework cannot be built as DLL withmsvc-6.5

From: Roland Schwarz (roland.schwarz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-02-01 06:34:28

Gennadiy Rozental wrote:
> "Roland Schwarz" <roland.schwarz_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
> news:45BE5655.7040102_at_chello.at...
>> I am trying to get the regressions straight for msvc-6.5.
>> I discovered, that some of the test's test are failing with
>> msvc-6.5.
>>
>> I tracked this down to the fact, that the boost_unit_test_framework
>> cannot be built as a DLL.
> 
> Boost.Test doesn't support DLLs for msvc 6.5. And have no plans for this to 
> change.

joaquin provided a workaround for some of the problems, as can be seen 
from his answer within this thread of discussion.

I have tried it, and were able to reproduce his found results, i.e. some 
of the regressions are seemingly fixed.

Have you any objections to apply his patch?

Roland