[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5282: Test fixtures do not support virtual inheritance

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5282: Test fixtures do not support virtual inheritance
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-03-08 14:53:48

#5282: Test fixtures do not support virtual inheritance
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 Reporter:  tye.zdrojewski@…         |       Owner:  rogeeff
     Type:  Feature Requests         |      Status:  new    
Milestone:  To Be Determined         |   Component:  test   
  Version:  Boost 1.45.0             |    Severity:  Problem
 Keywords:                           |  
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 A typical use of fixtures for a test suite is to make it a subclass of the
 class under test (CUT) so that protected members can be accessed.

 However, if the CUT has a virtual base class in its inheritance chain, the
 call to that class's constructor cannot be specified, because the fixture
 macros introduce another level of inheritance (sub-struct).

 This means that we have to jump through some hoops to get to protected
 members.

 It would be nice to have an argument to the FIXTURE macros that would
 allow the tester to specify some or all of the initialization list for the
 final class/struct in the inheritance chain.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/5282>
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