Re: [Boost-users] [Test] BOOST_TEST_NO_MAIN with pre-built BoostPro libraries

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [Test] BOOST_TEST_NO_MAIN with pre-built BoostPro libraries
From: Gennadiy Rozental (rogeeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-08-08 22:52:05

Alexander Lamaison <awl03 <at> doc.ic.ac.uk> writes:

> 
> "Gennadiy Rozental" <rogeeff <at> gmail.com> wrote in message 
> news:loom.20090808T170230-257 <at> post.gmane.org...
> > Alexander Lamaison <awl03 <at> doc.ic.ac.uk> writes:
> >
> >> Is it possible to create one's own main() implementation when using
> >> the pre-built Boost libraries from BoostPro?
> >
> > Yes. If you use shared library.
> 
> Do I have to manually copy the DLL from the Boost lib directory to my output 
> directory or is there some automagical way this can be found?  I try to 
> avoid DLLs like the plague becuase of the hassle of managing the 
> dependencies.

I think easiest way is to add boost lib directory to the PATH.

You can always build Boost.Test library yourself from sources. As far as I know
whole process should not take more than 10 min (including bjam compilation).

> P.S. I've posted a test program to that thread about ATLTRACE output.  It 
> took me a while to see your response because it had dropped so far down my 
> newsreader. 

Yes. I've seen it. I'll look into it once I have a bit of free time.

Gennadiy