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How can I run google death tests in debug only?

We have a series of death tests that check that specific debug asserts fire. For example, we construct something like this:

LockManager::LockManager(size_t numManagedLocks) :
    _numManagedLocks(numManagedLocks)
{
    assert(_numManagedLocks <= MAX_MANAGABLE_LOCKS &&
        "Attempting to manage more than the max possible locks.");

And we have a test for its failure:

EXPECT_DEATH(LockManager sutLockManager(constants::MAX_NUMBER_LOCKS + 1), 
    "Attempting to manage more than the max possible locks.");

Since assert is only compiled in debug, these tests will fail when the component is built in release. Is the best way to avoid this to wrap EXPECT_DEATH tests in a DEBUG detection macro:

#ifndef NDEBUG
     // DEATH TESTS
#endif

Or is there an approach that is better and specific to Google Test?

Solution

  • I think that GTest have a solution to this now: EXPECT_DEBUG_DEATH