Merge pull request #4589 from sifmelcara/fix/dynamic-link-boost-test

Fix shared boost test library build by customizing main

2 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 522856cc..701d53e5 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,4 +24,8 @@ add_executable(soltest ${sources} ${headers}
 )
 target_link_libraries(soltest PRIVATE libsolc solidity lll evmasm devcore ${Boost_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIBRARIES})
 
+if (NOT Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS)
+    target_compile_definitions(soltest PUBLIC -DBOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK)
+endif()
+
 add_subdirectory(tools)
diff --git a/test/boostTest.cpp b/test/boostTest.cpp
index cef3b06f..d9e939eb 100644
--- a/test/boostTest.cpp
+++ b/test/boostTest.cpp
@@ -160,3 +160,18 @@ test_suite* init_unit_test_suite( int /*argc*/, char* /*argv*/[] )
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+// BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK should be defined if user want to link against shared boost test library
+#ifdef BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK
+
+// Because we want to have customized initialization function and support shared boost libraries at the same time,
+// we are forced to customize the entry point.
+// see: https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_67_0/libs/test/doc/html/boost_test/adv_scenarios/shared_lib_customizations/init_func.html
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+	auto init_unit_test = []() -> bool { init_unit_test_suite(0, nullptr); return true; };
+	return boost::unit_test::unit_test_main(init_unit_test, argc, argv);
+}
+
+#endif