Re: [Boost-users] [Test] can one run a specific test first?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [Test] can one run a specific test first?
From: Gennadiy Rozental (rogeeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-05-31 00:02:56

Thorsten Ottosen <thorsten.ottosen <at> dezide.com> writes:

> > Put all the other test cases in test suite.
> 
> Well, not that elegant 

Why? it exactly reflects the logic you were after.

> > If it does not help add dependency
> > of this test suite on the test case.
> >
> 
> Ok, thanks. Maybe would be possible to automate this slightly
> by some minor changes to
> 
>    BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE( XXX )
> 
> ? I'm thinking either
> 
> A. order (run) the test suites by name. This would make it easy for me 
> to change the order without relocating any tests.

This will lead to more surprises and is not backward compatible.
 
> B. Add a new variant of test suites, e.g.
> 
>    BOOST_AUTO_FIRST_TEST_SUITE( XXX )
> 
> which seems less general than A.

This is indeed not very elegant. I'd rather not multiply entities, if there is a
solution expressed in existing terms. 

Gennadiy