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| <p>Test everything that could possibly break</p> |
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| The Boost Test Library provides a matched set of components for writing test programs, organizing tests in to |
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| Because the Boost Test Library is critical for porting and testing Boost libraries, it has been written to be |
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| Boost.Test supports all main Boost compilers and platforms. Confirmation of its status on core and additional |
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