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A modern, C++-native, test framework for unit-tests, TDD and BDD - using C++14, C++17 and later (C++11 support is in v2.x branch, and C++03 on the Catch1.x branch)

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Dominant language: C++
License: BSL-1.0
Last GitHub push: Sep 14, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 14, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
Beginner labels: help wanted good first issue

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385 open issues indexed

Exceptions not properly reported when a REQUIRE_THROWS is present Open

Not a bug Resolved - pending review

catchorg/Catch2#1903 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Ask questions and get troubleshooting help on Discord. Open

catchorg/Catch2#1917 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Add support for nested exceptions to REQUIRE_THROWS_AS and REQUIRE_THROWS_WITH Open

Feature Request

catchorg/Catch2#1918 · 3 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Comparison failures should display unprintable characters in strings Open

Tweak request

catchorg/Catch2#1928 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Include nested exceptions when Catch2 prints exceptions Open

catchorg/Catch2#1939 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
MSVC static code analysis warnings Open

catchorg/Catch2#1955 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Usage of [!nonportable] unclear Open

catchorg/Catch2#1956 · 0 comments · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Breakpoint doesn't work with Catch2 under Xcode C++ project Open

catchorg/Catch2#1957 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
error: unknown warning group '-Wdouble-promotion', ignored Open

catchorg/Catch2#1959 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Catch3: catch_assertion_handler include problem Open

catchorg/Catch2#1965 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Ambiguous ‘Approx’ when using namespace Catch::Matchers Open

catchorg/Catch2#1968 · 0 comments · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Enable to define the class name in the test case Open

catchorg/Catch2#1972 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Compacted Structs and Assertion Macro Expressions Open

catchorg/Catch2#1977 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Consider providing a method to disable global StringMakers Open

Feature Request

catchorg/Catch2#1978 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Output Executable Name with Results Open

Tweak request

catchorg/Catch2#1987 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Support for more generic Cartesian product of type lists in type-parameterized tests Open

catchorg/Catch2#1989 · 1 comment · 4 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
TEMPLATE_SCENARIO Open

catchorg/Catch2#1990 · 2 comments · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Captured std::clog output corruption (0x00's appear) Open

catchorg/Catch2#1991 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
SegFault in REQUIRE() when compiled by MSVC for x86 in Release mode Open

catchorg/Catch2#1994 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Better stringification of std::u16string_view, std::u32string_view and friends Open

Query

catchorg/Catch2#1995 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Creation generator inside function call is broken Open

Query

catchorg/Catch2#1997 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Printing array in matcher Open

catchorg/Catch2#2002 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Question: how to create a test hiearchy from multiple files? Open

catchorg/Catch2#2010 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
"Use of the comma-operator in a tested expression causes the left argument to be ignored when it has no side-effects" Open

catchorg/Catch2#2011 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Refactoring: compiler_capabilities needs to be split apart into multiple headers Open

catchorg/Catch2#2041 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
The documentation needs updating for v3 Open

Documentation Good First Issue

catchorg/Catch2#2050 · 9 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Introduce compile-time benchmark suite Open

Development

catchorg/Catch2#2079 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Introduce runtime benchmark suite Open

Development

catchorg/Catch2#2083 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Add new range Matchers using the new generic matcher support Open

Feature Request

catchorg/Catch2#2087 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Approval tests need cleanup Open

Development

catchorg/Catch2#2090 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Refactor and centralize compiler detection Open

Development Good First Issue Tweak request

catchorg/Catch2#2094 · 12 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
CAPTURE doesn't honour the "-i" flag (show invisibles) Open

catchorg/Catch2#2096 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Some workaround for runtime library linkage Open

catchorg/Catch2#2102 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
FetchContent doesn't seem to work as described in the documentation with Catch2 Open

catchorg/Catch2#2103 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Catch2 does not work with the Conan "cmake_paths" generator Open

catchorg/Catch2#2104 · 5 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Output hint in assertionEnded on assert Open

catchorg/Catch2#2110 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Possible to build and run a single test? Open

catchorg/Catch2#2118 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
TARGET_OS_OSX not defined Open

catchorg/Catch2#2139 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
GENERATE_COPY does not mix variables and provided generators correctly Open

Serious bug

catchorg/Catch2#2144 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Install not possible when subproject Open

catchorg/Catch2#2146 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Benchmark for large object? Open

catchorg/Catch2#2150 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Missing matchers and test macros when using FetchContent Open

catchorg/Catch2#2153 · 2 comments · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Unknown #pragma warning '4800' Open

catchorg/Catch2#2160 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
GIVEN section in a function not executed Open

catchorg/Catch2#2162 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Installing Catch2 when using FetchContent Open

catchorg/Catch2#2164 · 11 comments · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Running specific "WHEN" or "THEN" section fails Open

catchorg/Catch2#2170 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Single Test_case redefined Open

catchorg/Catch2#2181 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Requesting a simple cmake introduction to using v3 Open

catchorg/Catch2#2191 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Testing logger functions Open

catchorg/Catch2#2198 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026
Catch2's tests should never be run, if it is loaded as a sub-project Open

catchorg/Catch2#2202 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 14, 2026

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