[Boost-users] A request for help using the Boost Unit Test Library

From: Tim Allison (tallison_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-02-21 12:00:26

I am working on a project that uses the Boost Multi-Index library and 
Boost shared_ptr, so I know I can use the Boost libraries on our 
project.  However, I am unable to build so much as an example from the 
Boost Unit Test Library, and need help.  (I assume the problem is a 
conflict with compiler switches, or something along those lines.)

I set up a test directory, into which I will link the source code I wish 
to test.  The Make file I am using is a modified form of one we use to 
build my project, so I know it will build both the module using some 
Boost libraries, and our old code, some of which is more than 10 years old.

I am using boost 1.33.1-42_at_586 on Suse 10.2 (If it matters, my computer 
is a Latitude D510) and Gnu compiler 4.1.3-29_at_586  (as listed by Smart 
Package Manager).

When I run the make file, it echos out the following line:
g++ -Wno-deprecated -frepo -m32 -g -I../lib -I/usr/X11R6/include 
-I../../../source/ecs/shared -DOS_IS_LINUX -c FuserTests.cc

FuserTests.cc is the file into which I have attempted to copy the 
examples.  (The examples are both from the patmedia.net/rogeeff site, 
and the official boost site, as corrected within the discussion forum.)

The case I am most interested in running uses BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( 
functionName ).  This line produces the error:
FuserTests.cc:16: error: expected constructor, destructor, or type 
conversion before ‘(’ token

Is there something special I need to do to get this to compile in C++?
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Tim Allison
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