Re: [Boost-users] [test] Fatal link error LNK1561: entry point must be defined when using boost.test

From: John C. Femiani (john.femiani_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-18 12:55:56

Tjernstrom, Staffan wrote:
>  
> What happens is that I try to compile / link any of the unit test 
> examples in Visual Studio 2005 Pro, for example the code at
>  
> http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/test/example/unit_test_example_05.cpp
Every time I try to click on a unit test example link I have been 
getting a 404  error :( 
Can other people use links like this?
>  
> I keep getting the LNK1561: entry point must be defined error. I know 
> that it's looking for, and picking up, the 
> libboost_unit_test_framework-vc80-mt-1_35.lib as if I remove the 
> /LIBPATH from the link command options it compains that it cannot find 
> that library.
>  
> I have my project settings set as follows:
>  
> Compiler:
> /O2 /GL /I "C:\Program Files (x86)\boost\boost_1_35_0"  /D "_MBCS" /FD 
> /EHa /MD /Fo"Release\\" /Fd"Release\vc80.pdb" /W3 /nologo /c /Wp64 /Zi 
> /TP /errorReport:prompt
>  
> Linker:
> /OUT:"D:\staffan\Documents\Visual Studio 
> 2005\Projects\CeT3x\test\AllUnitTests\Release\test_XOLibrary.exe" 
> /NOLOGO /LIBPATH:"C:\Program Files (x86)\boost\boost_1_35_0\lib" 
> /MANIFEST 
> /MANIFESTFILE:"Release\test_XOLibrary.exe.intermediate.manifest" 
> /DEBUG /PDB:"d:\staffan\Documents\Visual Studio 
> 2005\Projects\CeT3x\test\AllUnitTests\release\test_XOLibrary.pdb" 
> /OPT:REF /OPT:ICF /LTCG /MACHINE:X86 /ERRORREPORT:PROMPT kernel32.lib 
> user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib 
> shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib
>  
> Any thoughts anyone?
Does it work if BOOST_TEST_MAIN is defined?

--John Femiani