Most of the tests are passing

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
             "name": "Run ELFIO Tests",
             "type": "cppdbg",
             "request": "launch",
-            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/tests/ELFIOTest",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/build/tests/ELFIOTest",
             "args": [
                 "-r",
                 "short"
             ],
             "stopAtEntry": false,
-            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/tests",
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/build/tests",
             "environment": [],
             "externalConsole": false,
             "MIMode": "gdb",

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -73,5 +73,29 @@
         "typeinfo": "cpp",
         "variant": "cpp"
     },
-    "svn.ignoreMissingSvnWarning": true
+    "svn.ignoreMissingSvnWarning": true,
+    "editor.tokenColorCustomizations": {
+        "textMateRules": [
+            {
+                "scope": "googletest.failed",
+                "settings": {
+                    "foreground": "#f00"
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "scope": "googletest.passed",
+                "settings": {
+                    "foreground": "#0f0"
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "scope": "googletest.run",
+                "settings": {
+                    "foreground": "#0f0"
+                }
+            }
+        ]
+    },
+    "gtest-adapter.debugConfig": "Run ELFIO Tests",
+    "gtest-adapter.supportLocation": true
 }
\ No newline at end of file

tests/CMakeLists.txt

-# Unit tests are written using the Boost unit test framework
-find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS unit_test_framework)
+include(FetchContent)
+
+FetchContent_Declare(
+  googletest
+  URL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/9a32aee22d771387c494be2d8519fbdf46a713b2.zip
+)
+
+# For Windows: Prevent overriding the parent project's compiler/linker settings
+set(gtest_force_shared_crt ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+
+FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest)
+
+enable_testing()
 
 # Find all the binary files used for testing and copy them into the build
 # directory. This allows the test to be run from the build directory
@@ -33,7 +44,7 @@ target_link_libraries(
     ELFIOTest
     PRIVATE
         elfio::elfio
-        Boost::unit_test_framework)
+        gtest_main)
 
 add_test(
     NAME
@@ -44,3 +55,6 @@ add_test(
         ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 
 add_dependencies(check ELFIOTest)
+
+include(GoogleTest)
+gtest_discover_tests(ELFIOTest)