RE: [Boost-users] Re: boost test doesn't track validation outside autofunctions

From: Ross Boylan (ross_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-07-02 15:17:10

On Fri, 2004-07-02 at 12:57, Rozental, Gennadiy wrote:
> > > > void validate(X args) {
> > > >   if (some tests)
> > > > BOOST_ERROR("message");
> > > > }
> > > > BOOST_AUTO_UNIT_TEST(testfunction) {
> > > > // set up arguments
> > > > validate(args)
> > > > }
> [...]
> > I think the problem is a think-o on my part.
> > In the pseudo-code above, BOOST_ERROR is not executed unless 
> > "some tests" is true.  So if the tests are OK, BOOST_ERROR is 
> > never hit.
> > 
> > I think the report of 0 (boost) tests being run is therefore 
> > accurate, though confusing.
> 
> It should actually say that 1 test cases being run, but no assertions
> executed.
Yes, that's what it was saying.

So I think everything's good.

Thanks.