Re: [boost] Boost.Tests: Unit test defines own main() function, why?

From: Gennadiy Rozental (rogeeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-12-26 09:57:07

Ilya Sokolov <fal_delivery <at> mail.ru> writes:

> 
> Gennadiy Rozental wrote:
> >>>>> 2. Unfortunately original test modult function signature is 
> >>>>> unacceptable for DLL initialization. So i had to introduce new one.
> >>>> I don't see it unacceptable, given the majority of
> >>>> init_unit_test_suite() functions using BOOST_TEST_SUITE macro. I think
> >>> See my other post.
> >> What post?
> > 
> > Look at the bottom of
> > http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel/169545
> 
> I still don't see why is it unacceptable. Can you state it explicitly?

Hmm. How to state it more explicitly. How about this:

It does not link.
 
> Problem arise with library that should work on both platforms, with and 
> without dll support.

What platforms are you talking about?
Why the solutions I provided are not satisfactory?

Gennadiy