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cxxtestgen: performs test discovery to create a CxxTest test runner

Command to display cxxtestgen manual in Linux: $ man 1 cxxtestgen

NAME

cxxtestgen - performs test discovery to create a CxxTest test runner

SYNOPSIS

cxxtestgen [options] [<filename> ...]

DESCRIPTION

The cxxtestgen command processes C++ header files to perform test discovery, and then it creates files for the CxxTest test runner.

OPTIONS

-h, --help

: show this help message and exit

--version

: Write the CxxTest version.

-o, --output=NAME

: Write output to file NAME.

-w, --world

: The label of the tests, used to name the XML results.

--include=HEADER

: Include file HEADER in the test runner before other headers.

--abort-on-fail

: Abort tests on failed asserts (like xUnit).

--main

: Specify an alternative name for the main() function.

--headers

: Specify a filename that contains a list of header files that are processed to generate a test runner.

--runner=CLASS

: Create a test runner that processes test events using the class CxxTest::CLASS.

--gui=CLASS

: Create a GUI test runner that processes test events using the class CxxTest::CLASS. (deprecated)

--error-printer

: Create a test runner using the ErrorPrinter class, and allow the use of the standard library.

--xunit-printer

: Create a test runner using the XUnitPrinter class.

--xunit-file

: The file to which the XML summary is written for test runners using the XUnitPrinter class. The default XML filename is TEST-<world>.xml, where <world> is the value of the --world option. (default: cxxtest)

--have-std

: Use the standard library (even if not found in tests).

--no-std

: Do not use standard library (even if found in tests).

--have-eh

: Use exception handling (even if not found in tests).

--no-eh

: Do not use exception handling (even if found in tests).

--longlong=TYPE

: Use TYPE as for long long integers. (default: not supported)

--no-static-init

: Do not rely on static initialization in the test runner.

--template=TEMPLATE

: Generate the test runner using file TEMPLATE to define a template.

--root

: Write the main() function and global data for a test runner.

--part

: Write the tester classes for a test runner.

-f, --fog-parser

: Use new FOG C++ parser (disabled)

EXIT STATUS

: Success

: Failure (syntax or usage error; configuration error; document processing failure; unexpected error).

BUGS

See the CxxTest Home Page for the link to the CxxTest ticket repository.

AUTHOR

CxxTest was originally written by Erez Volk. Many people have contributed to it.

RESOURCES

Home page: http://cxxtest.com/

CxxTest User Guide: http://cxxtest.com/cxxtest/doc/guide.html