Re: [Boost-build] Adding command line arguments to tests

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Adding command line arguments to tests
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-11-17 04:17:08

Christian Auby wrote:

> I'm trying to use boost.test with boost.build. I need to pass
> "--log_format=XML --log_level=test_suite" to the test to get XML that is
> parsable.
> 
> The first rule I tried was this:
> 
> unit-test add_test
>    : tests/add.cpp
>    ;
> 
> The test works fine but doesn't output XML. I then read on the mailing
> list archives that I should use the run rule, as per:
> 
> rule run ( sources + : args * : input-files * : requirements * :
> target-name ?
>     : default-build * )
> 
> It is unclear to me how I would create my rule from this. Help is
> appreciated.

Try:

        run tests/add.cpp : --log_format=XML --log_level=test_suite ;

- Volodya