Actually, I put a c++ project template together to solve this exact problem. It uses cmake to generate a makefile (including IDE projects that just work), and g

Actually, I put a c++ project template together to solve this exact problem. It uses cmake to generate a makefile (including IDE projects that just work), and google mock for testing. You still have to add libraries like boost to the CMakeLists.txt if you want to use it, but it's really easy. Just follow the examples in the project. Github: https://github.com/film42/cpp-starter-template/ https://github.com/film42/cpp-starter-template/