c++ BOOST_TEST not in scope

Question

I'm using boost version 1.58

Boost appears to be installed correctly, and the following code compiles and runs correctly (giving an error on the third check):

#define BOOST_TEST_MODULE basics_test

#include <boost/test/included/unit_test.hpp>

BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( basics_test ) {
  BOOST_CHECK(1 == 1);
  BOOST_CHECK(1 + 2 < 4);
  BOOST_CHECK(1 == 2);
}

However, when I attempt to run the second example from the site http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_59_0/libs/test/doc/html/boost_test/testing_tools/boost_test_universal_macro.html , I get the error:

test.cpp: In member function ‘void test_op_reportings::test_method()’:
test.cpp:20:20: error: ‘BOOST_TEST’ was not declared in this scope
   BOOST_TEST(a == b);

When I change each instance of BOOST_TEST to BOOST_CHECK, the code compiles and runs normally. I'm using g++; when I configure g++ to use c++11 as in g++ -std=c++11 test cpp -o main I get the same error.

How should I go about fixing this?

Answer 1

The documents you are looking at are for Boost 1.59, yet you are using boost 1.58. what makes you think BOOST_TEST existed in 1.58?

From the 1.58 documentation, I only see support for BOOST_TEST_MESSAGE and other alternatives.

Either upgrade your Boost to at least 1.59 where the documentation shows you have BOOST_TEST , or use the features available in 1.58 such as what you have already done.