Re: [Boost-users] [Test] Test cases in static libraries

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [Test] Test cases in static libraries
From: Gennadiy Rozental (rogeeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-10-04 16:34:13

Jérémy Coulon <jeremy.coulon <at> free.fr> writes:

> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm currently converting cppunit tests to Boost.Test.
> Boost test auto-registration is awesome !
> 
> I'm now facing a problem and need help from Boost community.
> 
> mytest -> libFoo.so -> libBar.a
> 
> Let's say I have a dynamic library Foo which depends on a static library 
> Bar.
> I created an executable mytest which uses Foo library. It doesn't know 
> about Bar library.
> 
> So far, I successfully created test cases in mytest for Foo library 
> using the public library interface (exported symbols).
> I just figured out how to create test cases inside Foo library (for 
> internal non-exported classes) using console_test_runner utility.

I am confused. So, you have Foo tests both inside the library and outside?
 
> Question: how do I test code inside Bar static library ?

I would imagine they are being run when you use console_test_runner. Since the
library statically linked into Foo, all test units should be registered once
static initializers are executed.

Gennadiy