The libgtest-dev package seems only install header files to the system, but not the static and dynamic libraries which should be installed under /usr/lib.
Is it a bug?
Is it a bug?
No, it's deliberate:
gtest (1.6.0-1ubuntu2) precise; urgency=low
* Stop distributing static library (although still build it, to ensure gtest
works). Upstream recommends against shipping the libary at all, just the
source. (See: http://code.google.com/p/googletest/wiki/FAQ)
The Debian maintainer plans to do this also (see BTS: 639795); do it in
Ubuntu now to fulfil MIR requirements.
cd /usr/src/gtest
sudo cmake .
sudo make
sudo mv libg* /usr/lib/
Edit:
The names have changed slightly over the years, though the process remains the same. In Ubuntu 17.04:
sudo apt-get install libgtest-dev
cd /usr/src/googletest/googletest
sudo mkdir build
cd build
sudo cmake ..
sudo make
sudo cp libgtest* /usr/lib/
cd ..
sudo rm -rf build
