Re: [Boost-users] boost unit test compilation problem

From: Gennadiy Rozental (gennadiy.rozental_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-08-01 12:08:12

"Roman Neuhauser" <neuhauser_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
news:20060801165504.GB8222_at_dagan.sigpipe.cz...
># gennadiy.rozental_at_[hidden] / 2006-08-01 10:44:48 -0400:
>> "Minkoo Seo" <minkoo.seo_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
>> news:loom.20060801T091530-365_at_post.gmane.org...
>> > Hi list.
>> >
>> > This does not compile though this is the program shown in the document.
>> > The errors are:
>> >
>> > /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/4.0.2/../../../../lib64/crt1.o
>> > (.text+0x20): In
>> > function `_start':
>> > : undefined reference to `main'
>> > /tmp/ccytTZBu.o(.text+0x8f): In function `force_division_by_zero()':
>> > backoff_ngram_lm_test.cpp: undefined reference to
>> > `boost::test_tools::tt_detail::check_impl(boost::test_tools::
>> > predicate_result
>> > const&, boost::basic_wrap_stringstream<char>&,
>> > boost::unit_test::basic_cstring<char const>, unsigned long,
>> > boost::test_tools::tt_detail::tool_level,
>> > boost::test_tools::tt_detail::check_type, unsigned long, ...)'
>> > /tmp/ccytTZBu.o(.text+0x173): In function `init_unit_test_suite(int,
>> > char*)':
>>
>> You need to link with the pre-built standalone library. Use either Jam 
>> with
>> Boost.Build system to build the library or you could use your own make
>> system. But in that case you will need to come up with makefile yourself.
>> The framework doesn't need much special compilation  flags. Consult docs 
>> and
>> Jam for more details.
>
>    Yeah, the docs are quite explicit about the need to link with the
>    libs. Your Makefile could be as simple as:
>
>    CXXFLAGS= -I/usr/local/include
>    LDFLAGS=  -L/usr/local/lib -lboost_filesystem -lboost_program_options

These does not look right . I don;t think you need  program options or 
filesystem to build a unbit test framework *library* ;)

Gennadiy