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Customizing the module's initialization function

In the static library variant, customizing the main entry point is quite troublesome, because the default test runner compiled into the static library uses the obsolete initialization function signature. This requires you to rebuild the Unit Test Framework static library with the defined symbol BOOST_TEST_ALTERNATIVE_INIT_API. In the Boost root directory you need to invoke command

> b2 --with-test link=static define=BOOST_TEST_ALTERNATIVE_INIT_API install
[Warning] Warning

This alteration of the static library will affect everybody else who is linking against the library. Consider using the obsolete test initialization function, which requires no rebuilding. Alternatively, it may be less intrusive to switch to the shared library usage variant instead.

In one of the source files, you now have to define your custom initialization function with signature:

bool init_unit_test();

The default test runner will use it to initialize the test module. In your source code, you no longer define macro BOOST_TEST_MODULE; instead, you need to define BOOST_TEST_ALTERNATIVE_INIT_API in the main file:

In exactly one file

In all other files

#define BOOST_TEST_ALTERNATIVE_INIT_API
#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>

// init func:
bool init_unit_test()
{
  return true;
}
#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>

//
// test cases
//

// test cases
//
[Note] Note

The reason for defining BOOST_TEST_ALTERNATIVE_INIT_API is described here.


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