Re: Run unit tests with C++ too

[Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>]

On Tue, Apr 30, 2024 at 09:52:05AM -0400, Patrick Robb wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 28, 2024 at 3:46 AM Mattias Rönnblom <hofors@lysator.liu.se>
> wrote:
> 
> > It would be great if the unit test suite (app/test/*) was compiled (and
> > run) using a C++ (C++11) compiler as well. At least, if such is available.
> >
> 
> Sure, the UNH Lab can try this.
> 
> 
> >
> > With the current state of affairs, header file macros or functions are
> > not verified to be functional (or even valid) C++.
> >
> > "C is a subset of C++", which was never true, is becoming less and less so.
> >
> > If all unit tests aren't valid C++, maybe one could start with an "opt
> > in" model.
> >
> 
> Okay, so basically run the fast-test suite, record all that don't pass,
> submit a bugzilla ticket stating which unit tests are not valid on a
> certain c++ compiler, then bring CI Testing online using the valid subset
> of fast-tests. This should work.

this seems like a reasonable approach.

> 
> 
> >
> > A drawback of this is that the unit tests need to be both valid C and
> > valid C++.
> >