How to execute test suites based on requirement in boost.test library

Question

Hello,

I am using Boost.Test library for implementing unit test cases in C++. Suppose I have two suites such as

BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(TestA)
BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CorrectAddition)
{
BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(2+2, 4);
}

BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(WrongAddition)
{
    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(2 + 2, 5);
}

BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()

BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(TestB)
BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CorrectAddition)
{
bool ret = true;
    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ret, true);
}
BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(WrongAddition)
{
    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(2 + 2, 5);
}
BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() 

and I would like to run only say suite 'TestB', how shall I execute it. I really thank for your time and help. Sorry if this question is been posted or documented else where.

Answer 1

Assuming you are using the library-supplied main entry point, command-line parsing, etc., and haven't rolled your own, you can select specific test suites and test cases by name or pattern via a command-line switch at run time.

See this page in the documentation for a good example.