Introduction

GoogleTest is a framework based on the xUnit architecture. This framework is to write test for C++ code and valid for the most common platforms. Installation

Details

To build and install goolge test library, first, we must install python and cmake in our development environment.

CMake

To obtain CMake, cross-platform make, follow this link to go to the CMake webpage. Once you reach de webpage, click on the last stable cmake version for unix platform, "cmake-versión.tar.gz". This will start the downloading of the CMake sources. When prompted, select the appropriate option to store the excutable file in your computer. Then, open a shell and go to download directory. To configure and install cmake type:

tar xvf cmake-version.tar
./configure
make
make install

GoogleTest

Finally we have to download google test library sources. Downlaod them from the GoogleTest, clicking on "gtest-1.5.0.tar.gz". Store the download file in your computer.

Once the sources file is on your PC, open an shell console. Navigate to your download directory and extract the archive by typing:

tar -xzvf gtest-version.tar.gz

For build the library type:

cd gtest-version
mkdir mybuild
cd mybuild
cmake -G"UNIX Makefiles" ..
make

Now, to install builded libray type:

make install

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