How can I use Google Test with my project that builds via autotools?

Question

It seems like there are a few answers that kind-of, sort-of make sense, but that I don\'t know how to carry out. And I haven\'t found a comprehensive answer.

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Answer 1

Here is a sample Makefile.am for the unit test project (project name: TestProject). It depends on GTEST and GMOCK:

Makefile.am

#######################################
# The list of executables we are building seperated by spaces
# the 'bin_' indicates that these build products will be installed
# in the $(bindir) directory. For example /usr/bin
#bin_PROGRAMS=exampleProgram

# Because a.out is only a sample program we don't want it to be installed.
# The 'noinst_' prefix indicates that the following targets are not to be
# installed.
noinst_PROGRAMS=utTestProject

#######################################
# Build information for each executable. The variable name is derived
# by use the name of the executable with each non alpha-numeric character is
# replaced by '_'. So a.out becomes a_out and the appropriate suffex added.
# '_SOURCES' for example.

# Sources for the a.out 
utTestProject_SOURCES= \
    utTestProject.cpp

# Library dependencies
utTestProject_LDADD = \
    $(top_srcdir)/../TestProject/build/${host}/libTestProject/.libs/libTestProject.a \
    ../$(PATH_TO_GTEST)/lib/libgtest.a \
    ../$(PATH_TO_GMOCK)/lib/libgmock.a 

# Compiler options for a.out
utTestProject_CPPFLAGS = \
    -std=c++11 \
    -I../$(PATH_TO_GTEST)/include \
    -I../$(PATH_TO_GMOCK)/include \
    -I$(top_srcdir)/include \
    -I$(top_srcdir)/..

TESTS = utTestProject

TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = export UT_FOLDER_PATH=$(top_srcdir)/utTestProject; \
                    export GTEST_OUTPUT="xml";

Compiling gtest:

# Useful vars
SourceVersionedArchiveFolderName="gtest-1.7.0"

#
# Make it
#
pushd .
cd ./${SourceVersionedArchiveFolderName}/make

make gtest.a
if [ $? != 0 ]; then
    echo "$0: Make failed"
    exit 1
fi

popd