Re: Using Boost.Test header-only from CMake

From: Glen Fernandes (glen.fernandes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2021-06-07 01:30:04

On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 9:12 PM Peter Dimov via Boost
<boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> Some libraries (I encountered this when porting the tests of Signals2)
> use Boost.Test in header-only mode, by including <boost/test/included/unit_test.hpp>
> without linking to anything. This worked in the "legacy" structure where
> all headers are always available, but doesn't work under CMake where
> you have to link to header-only libraries in order to get the proper include
> path.
>
> Should we make an attempt to support this use by declaring a special
> header-only target in Boost.Test (e.g. Boost::included_unit_test), or is
> that a waste of time? One can as well link to the proper
> Boost::unit_test_framework (and then even use it header-only, although
> there's not much point in doing so.)
>
> I'm inclined towards "waste of time".

Likewise.

What is the list of libraries that do this? I'm curious if most of
them are unmaintained or would otherwise be better served migrating to
LWT.

Glen