Autoconf with boost test - linker issue

Question

I'm facing an issue with boost unit_test framework along with autoconf & automake...

Here's about the project structure:

• ./include/com_i_foo.h
• ./include/com_foo.h

    ...
    class FooSingleton {
    protected:
    FooSingleton() {}
    private:
    FooSingleton* _instance;
    public:
    virtual ~FooSingleton() {}
    static FooSingleton* getInstance();
    };

    class FooFoo {
    public:
    FooFoo() {}
    virtual uint32_t getSomeInt();
    virtual ~FooFoo() {}
    };
    typedef boost::shared_ptr FooFooPtr_t;
    ...

• ./include/com_api.h

    #include "com_foo.h"

• ./include/Makefile.am

    include_HEADERS = \
            com_i_foo.h \
            com_foo.h \
            com_api.h \
            $(NULL)

• ./src/com_foo.cpp
• ./src/Makefile.am

    PLATEFORM=LINUX64
    DEBUG_OPTIONS = -g
    DEFINE_OPTIONS=-D${PLATEFORM}
    OPTIONS = -Wall -Werror -shared -O2 $(DEBUG_OPTIONS) $(DEFINE_OPTIONS)

    COMMON_CXXFLAGS= ${OPTIONS} -I$(top_builddir)/include
    ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I ${top_builddir}/m4
    AM_LDFLAGS=

    lib_LTLIBRARIES  = \
            libcom_api.la \
            $(NULL)

    libcom_api_la_SOURCES = com_foo.cpp
    libcom_api_la_CXXFLAGS = ${COMMON_CXXFLAGS}
    libcom_api_la_LDFLAGS =
    libcom_api_la_LIBADD =

• ./test/Makefile.am

    PLATEFORM=LINUX64
    DEBUG_OPTIONS = -g
    DEFINE_OPTIONS=-D${PLATEFORM} -DBOOST_ENABLE_ASSERT_HANDLER
    OPTIONS = -Wall -Werror -O2 $(DEBUG_OPTIONS) $(DEFINE_OPTIONS)

    BOOST_LIBS = -lboost_unit_test_framework -lboost_locale -lboost_filesystem -lboost_system -lboost_thread

    COMMON_CXXFLAGS= ${OPTIONS} -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_srcdir)/src
    AM_LDFLAGS=
    ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I ${top_builddir}/m4

    check_PROGRAMS = ut_com_api

    ut_com_api_SOURCES = \
            ut_com_api.cpp \
            $(NULL)
    ut_com_api_CXXFLAGS = ${COMMON_CXXFLAGS}
    ut_com_api_LDFLAGS = -rdynamic
    ut_com_api_LDADD = ${BOOST_LIBS} $(top_builddir)/src/libcom_api.la

• ./test/ut_com_api.cpp

    #define BOOST_LIB_DIAGNOSTIC
    #define BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK
    #define BOOST_TEST_MODULE "Common API Unit tests"

    #include 

    #include "com_api.h"

    using namespace boost::unit_test;

    BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(com_api)

    BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(FooFooTest) {
    FooFooPtr_t myFoo(new FooFoo());
    BOOST_CHECK(myFoo->getSomeInt() == 2);
    }

    BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(FooSingletonTest) {
    FooSingleton* myFoo = FooSingleton::getInstance();
    BOOST_CHECK(myFoo != NULL);
    }

    BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()

• ./Makefile.am

    SUBDIRS = include src test
    #dist_doc_DATA = README
    ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4

• ./configure.ac

    AC_INIT([com_api], [1.0], [[email protected]])
    AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
    AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall -Werror foreign])
    AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
    AC_PROG_CXX
    AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
    AX_BOOST_BASE([1.53], ,[AC_MSG_ERROR([You need boost library])])
    AX_BOOST_PROGRAM_OPTIONS
    AX_BOOST_DATE_TIME
    AC_CHECK_HEADER([boost/shared_ptr.hpp], , [AC_MSG_ERROR([You need boost library])])
    AC_LANG_POP(C++)
    AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
    AC_CONFIG_FILES([
    Makefile
    include/Makefile
    src/Makefile
    test/Makefile
    ])
    AC_OUTPUT

My Problem:

When I build the DLL (.so under linux) it works perfectly, but when I try to build the check_PROGRAMS, the linker returns the following undefined references:

• undefined reference to FooSingleton::_instance
• In function `boost::shared_ptr::operator->() const': undefined reference to boost::assertion_failed(char const*, char const*, char const*, long)

About FooSingleton, I don't understand why because I'm well linking my check program with the built dll...

About boost, I guess I'm lacking a -lboost_xxxx in my test/Makefile.am, but I don't get why I'd have to explicitly specify boost libs to the linker for check_PROGRAMS while it works perfectly with the DLL build...

I've looked everywhere for a solution, but I'm running out of ideas so any help would be appreciated!

Answer 1

It looks like the macro BOOST_ENABLE_ASSERT_HANDLER is somehow being defined.

As stated in the documentation for Boost.Assert, if BOOST_ENABLE_ASSERT_HANDLER is defined when <boost/assert.hpp> is included, then BOOST_ASSERT(expr) expands to a call to boost::assertion_failed, but this function is not implemented; the user is expected to provide an implementation.

Try to see if something is causing BOOST_ENABLE_ASSERT_HANDLER to be defined when building check_PROGRAMS.