random technical notes

MSTest is used for Managed C#, C++ Tests and Test Execution Command Line Tool (vstest.console.exe) for unmanaged C++ tests.

MSTest example:

>"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE\MSTest.exe" /testcontainer:managed_unitTest.dll /testsettings:mysettings.testsettings

Test Execution Command Line Tool example:

>"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\TestWindow\vstest.console.exe" unmanaged_unitTest.dll /Settings:mysettings.testsettings /platform:x86

Additional links:

• Writing Unit tests for C/C++ with the Microsoft Unit Testing Framework for C++
• Verifying Code by Using Unit Tests
• Run Tests in Your Build Process