Re: [Boost-users] [BULK] Re: [Test] redirecting unit test report

From: Sohail Somani (s.somani_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-08-23 12:15:24

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> Gennadiy Rozental
> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 10:26 PM
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> Subject: [BULK] Re: [Boost-users] [Test] redirecting unit test report
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> 
> #include <iostream>
> 
> class global_fixure {
> public:
>     global_fixure() { pointer() = this; }
>     virtual void setup() = 0;
>     virtual void teardown() = 0;
> 
>     static global_fixure*& pointer() { static global_fixure* 
> p = 0; return 
> p; }
> 
> protected:
>     ~global_fixure() {}
> };

Why isnt the destructor virtual? Is it because you will never have an
instance of this class? What happens if delete a_global_fixture; is
called?

[snipped some stuff]

All this could be avoided if you go the route of BOOST_ASSERT in that
you can define hooks via some free standing functions.