Re: [Boost-users] Linking errors while using the test library (for a very basic program) [test]

From: Ed Johnson (ed_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-07-10 17:36:59

Ed Johnson wrote:
> Josh wrote:
>> I have a very simple program
>> ********************************************************************
>> #include <iostream>
>> #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
>> using boost::unit_test::test_suite;
>>
>> void MyTest()
>> {
>>         BOOST_CHECK(2==2);
>> }
>>
>> test_suite * init_unit_test_suite( int, char* [] ) {
>>   test_suite* test= BOOST_TEST_SUITE( "Simple test" );
>>   test->add(BOOST_TEST_CASE( &MyTest ), 0);
>>   return test;
>> }
>> ****************************************************************************************
>> I am trying to compile it using the following commands
>>
>> g++ -c BoostTest.cpp -I~/boost/include/boost-1_33_1/
>> g++ -o BT BoostTest.o -I/home/josh/boost/include/boost-1_33_1/
>> /home/josh/boost/lib/libboost_unit_test_framework-gcc-s.a
>>
>> The first step completes without a problem, the linking stage gives the
>> following
>> errors
>>
>> BoostTest.o(.text+0x15b): In function `MyTest()':
>> : undefined reference to
>> `boost::test_tools::tt_detail::test_and_continue_impl(bool,
>> boost::basic_wrap_stringstream<char>&,
>> boost::unit_test::basic_cstring<char const>, unsigned int, bool,
>> boost::unit_test::log_level)'
>> BoostTest.o(.text+0x258): In function `init_unit_test_suite(int, char**)':
>> : undefined reference to
>> `boost::unit_test::test_suite::add(boost::unit_test::test_case*,
>> unsigned long, int)'
>> BoostTest.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost9unit_test16create_test_caseEPFvvESs+0x12):
>> In function `boost::unit_test::create_test_case(void (*)(),
>> std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >)':
>> : undefined reference to
>> `boost::unit_test::ut_detail::normalize_test_case_name(std::basic_string<char,
>> std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >&)'
>> BoostTest.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost9unit_test18function_test_caseC1EPFvvENS0_13basic_cstringIKcEE+0x1b):
>> In function
>> `boost::unit_test::function_test_case::function_test_case(void (*)(),
>> boost::unit_test::basic_cstring<char const>)':
>> : undefined reference to
>> `boost::unit_test::test_case::test_case(boost::unit_test::basic_cstring<char
>> const>, bool, unsigned long, bool)'
>> BoostTest.o(.gnu.linkonce.r._ZTVN5boost9unit_test18function_test_caseE+0x10):
>> undefined reference to `boost::unit_test::test_case::size() const'
>> BoostTest.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZN5boost9unit_test9test_caseD2Ev+0xc): In
>> function `boost::unit_test::test_case::~test_case()':
>> : undefined reference to `vtable for boost::unit_test::test_case'
>> BoostTest.o(.gnu.linkonce.r._ZTIN5boost9unit_test18function_test_caseE+0x8):
>> undefined reference to `typeinfo for boost::unit_test::test_case'
>>
>> *************************************************************
>>
>> PLEASE HELP!
>> Josh
>>
> 
> I just had a very similar problem.
> I have been using the library fine under Visual Studio, and I am trying
> to test my code on Linux now.
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ed
> 
> g++ (GCC) 4.1.1 20060525 (Red Hat 4.1.1-1)
> Fedora 5
> 
> 
> [root_at_localhost src]# make check
> Making check in .
> make[1]: Entering directory `/root/Desktop/hivm_svn_test/trunk/src'
> make  testhivm
> make[2]: Entering directory `/root/Desktop/hivm_svn_test/trunk/src'
> g++  -g -O2   -o testhivm  BioProcessor.o Client.o
> CrossValidationExperiment.o ExperimentAnalyzer.o ExperimentResult.o
> FileIO.o FunctionObjects.o LibSvmAdapter.o Log.o Options.o
> PreProcWorkUnit.o PreProcessor.o SelfTestExperiment.o SvmMachine.o
> SvmWorkUnit.o ValidationExperiment.o dpl.o svm.o ./3rd_party/boost/lib/*
> -L./3rd_party/boost/lib/libboost_unit_test_framework-gcc-mt-d-1_33_1.a
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/Desktop/hivm_svn_test/trunk/src'
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/Desktop/hivm_svn_test/trunk/src'
> 
> ./3rd_party/boost/lib/libboost_unit_test_framework-gcc-mt-d-1_33_1.a(framework.o):
> In function `boost::unit_test::framework::init(int, char**)':
> /root/Desktop/boost_1_33_1/boost/test/impl/framework.ipp:192: undefined
> reference to `init_unit_test_suite(int, char**)'
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make[2]: *** [testhivm] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [check-am] Error 2
> make: *** [check-recursive] Error 1

fyi, my problem turned out to be with my automake configuration.
Everything is fine with the unit test libraries.