Boost.Test
The reference C++ unit testing framework (TDD, xUnit, C++03/11/14/17) (by boostorg)
CppUTest
CppUTest unit testing and mocking framework for C/C++ (by cpputest)
| Boost.Test | CppUTest | |
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| - | 1 | |
| 184 | 1,391 | |
| 0.5% | 1.2% | |
| 5.8 | 7.4 | |
| 3 days ago | 4 days ago | |
| C++ | C++ | |
| gtkbook License | BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License |
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Boost.Test
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CppUTest
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Tool Containerization Best Practices For Embedded Software Development
# Use the Debian base image as our starting point. FROM debian:bullseye # Install the required packages. RUN apt update -y && \ apt -y install g++=4:10.2.1-1 \ cmake=3.18.4-2+deb11u1 \ libtool=2.4.6-15 \ autoconf=2.69-14 \ git=1:2.30.2-1+deb11u2 \ gdb=10.1-1.7 \ wget=1.21-1+deb11u1 \ bzip2=1.0.8-4 \ make=4.3-4.1 \ stlink-tools=1.6.1+ds-3 # Clone and install CppUTest RUN git clone https://github.com/cpputest/cpputest WORKDIR /cpputest RUN autoreconf . -i && \ ./configure && \ make tdd ENV CPPUTEST_HOME=/cpputest # Set the working directory for your project WORKDIR /work # Download and set up the GNU Arm toolchain RUN wget https://developer.arm.com/-/media/Files/downloads/gnu-rm/10.3-2021.10/gcc-arm-none-eabi-10.3-2021.10-x86_64-linux.tar.bz2 && \ tar -xjf gcc-arm-none-eabi-10.3-2021.10-x86_64-linux.tar.bz2 && \ rm gcc-arm-none-eabi-10.3-2021.10-x86_64-linux.tar.bz2 && \ mv gcc-arm-none-eabi-10.3-2021.10 /opt/gcc-arm ENV PATH="/opt/gcc-arm/bin:${PATH}"
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Boost.Test and CppUTest you can also consider the following projects:
Google Test - GoogleTest - Google Testing and Mocking Framework
Catch - A modern, C++-native, test framework for unit-tests, TDD and BDD - using C++14, C++17 and later (C++11 support is in v2.x branch, and C++03 on the Catch1.x branch)
CppUnit - C++ port of JUnit
Google Mock
fff - A testing micro framework for creating function test doubles
benchmark - A microbenchmark support library
Unity Test API - Simple Unit Testing for C
doctest - The fastest feature-rich C++11/14/17/20/23 single-header testing framework