Re: [Boost-users] [Boost] [Test] [1.38] "can't use testing tools before framework is initialized"

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [Boost] [Test] [1.38] "can't use testing tools before framework is initialized"
From: Gennadiy Rozental (rogeeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-05-18 21:21:40

>> 2. You may not need main. You can do your initialization either in
>> global fixture or in test suite initialization function (like in
>> example
>> above)
> 
> Thanks for the great tip-
>     I have organized the program to work this way. The sample code doesn't quite work, I had to cast the initialization function that is passed into unit_test_main (boost::unit_test::init_unit_test_func). 

Cast to what? init function has right signature.

 > I did that and I got pretty far but there is a strange runtime error
 > that happens here:
> 
> test_unit&
> get( test_unit_id id, test_unit_type t )
> {
>     test_unit* res = s_frk_impl().m_test_units[id];
> 
>     if( (res->p_type & t) == 0 )
>         throw internal_error( "Invalid test unit type" );
> 
>     return *res;
> }

What the error message?

> The test case I added was simpler and had no parameters to pass:
> 
>     framework::master_test_suite().add( BOOST_TEST_CASE(TestMain) );

Please post simple example. I do not follow what is your problem. By the 
way what version of Boost r u using?

> That happens successfully but the main test program never gets called and execution stops at the location above.
> 
> I saw this link:
> http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2006/03/102592.php

This issue fixed since. And it was just an issue with proper error report.

> Looks like I do need to autoregister a test suite first? I tried registering one with no luck.

No you don't.

Gennadiy