Re: [boost] path of test-binary

Subject: Re: [boost] path of test-binary
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-02-14 07:37:10

On 14.02.2014 16:17, dib wrote:
> Hi,
>
> within the tests of a (not-yet) boost-library, how can I find out the path
> where b2 placed the binaries of the tests? Problem is the following:
> Some of the tests need the path to a shared library, which is built
> together with the tests.
>
> In the lib/mylib/tests/Jamfile.v2 I have the following:
>
> [...]
> # our test lib for shared library tests
> lib test_library : test_library.cpp ;
>
> test-suite mylib
>     :
>     #
>     # shared library
>     #
>     [ run shared_library_load_test.cpp ]
>     [ run shared_library_get_symbol_test.cpp ]
>     #
>     #
> [...]
>
> Inside shared_library_*_test.cpp I need something like this:
> boost::filesystem::path
> tstlib("bin.v2/libs/mylib/test/mycompiler/test_library.so");

Hi,

please use:

        [ run shared_library_load_test.cpp : : test_library ]

and the path to your library will be passed to the test as command-line argument.

- Volodya