Re: R: [Tora-develop] proposal for two new external libs

[Thomas P. <th...@ra...>]

Am Wed, 22 Mar 2006 15:14:37 +0100
schrieb "Dandrea Francesco" <fra...@te...>:

>  Does they work on Windows too? (i.e. someone else is using them on
> Windows and reported success...) I think that a unit test framework
> can be usefull (tosqlparse.cpp is the best candidate for this).=20

Yes.
I compiled and used CppUnit by myself at Windows under MinGW.
There is also a graphical TestRunner for Microsoft Visual C++.

Loki is also not tied to any OS. It is based on Standard C++.
Loki uses partly modern C++ features so a recent compiler is
required.

>For
> the other one (Loki), I think that we should use it only if there is
> a specific need. (For example you need a specific C++ idiom in Tora).
> As Nathan asked, do you have something in mind? Ciao
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> >-----Messaggio originale-----
> >Da: tor...@li...=20
> >[mailto:tor...@li...] Per conto di=20
> >Neulinger, Nathan
> >Inviato: mercoled=EC 22 marzo 2006 14.36
> >A: Thomas Porschberg; tor...@li...
> >Oggetto: RE: [Tora-develop] proposal for two new external libs
> >
> >I'm fine with adding those so they are not external dependencies...
> >
> >Did you have specific uses in mind?
> >
> >-- Nathan
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> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: tor...@li...=20
> >> [mailto:tor...@li...] On Behalf=20
> >> Of Thomas Porschberg
> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 1:07 AM
> >> To: tor...@li...
> >> Subject: [Tora-develop] proposal for two new external libs
> >>=20
> >> Hi,
> >>=20
> >> I would like to suggest the integration of two more external=20
> >> libraries=20
> >> to TOra. Two more libs means usually two more dependencies=20
> >> which is not
> >> desirable. I will explain why it would not be so critical in=20
> >> the case I
> >> suggest.
> >>=20
> >> first library: Loki
> >> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> >>=20
> >> location:               http://sourceforge.net/projects/loki-lib/
> >> license: MIT license -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_license
> >> purpose: from the SF-page ->
> >>          A C++ library of designs, containing flexible=20
> >implementations
> >>          of common design patterns and idioms.
> >>=20
> >> The library is virtually complete implemented as template library.
> >> For TOra it would be sufficient to plugin the loki-header files to
> >> <project-root>/ext/loki and you are ready to use the library.
> >>=20
> >> second library: CppUnit
> >> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> >>=20
> >> location:  http://cppunit.sourceforge.net/cppunit-wiki/FrontPage
> >> license:   GPL
> >> purpose:   C++ unit testing framework
> >>=20
> >> CppUnit is not a pure template library so you need to link=20
> >against it.
> >> However things are not so bad because:
> >>=20
> >> 1) linking against the lib is only neccessary for developers who
> >> want to run a test, Users of TOra don't need the library.
> >>=20
> >> 2) we would separate the tests from the sources, one additional
> >>    test directory under <project-root>
> >>=20
> >> 3) library is available for *n*x and windows
> >>=20
> >> 4) good support by autotools, you can run your tests by
> >>    calling "make check"
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> >> Cheers,
> >> Thomas
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