Re: [boost] question regarding assert and lightweight test

From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-11-01 22:17:39

Peter Dimov wrote:
> Robert Ramey:
>
>> It seems to me that when I get an assertion in my GCC compilers the
>> test is still being marked as "pass"
>>
>> I'm using lightweight test  in the follow way.  Does anyone have any
>> suggestions?
> ...
>
>> BOOST_TEST(e.what());
>
> ...
>
>> BOOST_TEST("failed with uncaught exception:");
>
> BOOST_TEST( expression ) tests whether expression is true. You might
> need BOOST_ERROR for the above two if you want them to be flagged as
> a test failure and output their argument as the reason.
>
> I took a quick look at the serialization tests though and I don't see
> anything resembling the above; everything in test_tools.hpp seems
> fine.

I'm doing this on a branch "serialization next release" rather than trunk.

That might explain it.

Robert Ramey