diff --git a/tests/libtransport/main.cpp b/tests/libtransport/main.cpp
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+#include "main.h"
+#include <cppunit/CompilerOutputter.h>
+#include <cppunit/extensions/TestFactoryRegistry.h>
+#include <cppunit/TestResult.h>
+#include <cppunit/TestResultCollector.h>
+#include <cppunit/TestRunner.h>
+#include <cppunit/BriefTestProgressListener.h>
+#ifdef WITH_LOG4CXX
+#include "log4cxx/logger.h"
+#include "log4cxx/fileappender.h"
+#include "log4cxx/patternlayout.h"
+#include "log4cxx/propertyconfigurator.h"
+
+using namespace log4cxx;
+#endif
+
+
+int main (int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+#ifdef WITH_LOG4CXX
+	LoggerPtr root = Logger::getRootLogger();
+#ifndef _MSC_VER
+	root->addAppender(new FileAppender(new PatternLayout("%d %-5p %c: %m%n"), "libtransport_test.log", false));
+#else
+	root->addAppender(new FileAppender(new PatternLayout(L"%d %-5p %c: %m%n"), L"libtransport_test.log", false));
+#endif
+#endif
+
+	std::vector<std::string> testsToRun;
+	for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
+		std::string param(argv[i]);
+		testsToRun.push_back(param);
+	}
+
+	if (testsToRun.empty()) {
+		testsToRun.push_back("");
+	}
+
+	// informs test-listener about testresults
+	CPPUNIT_NS :: TestResult testresult;
+
+	// register listener for collecting the test-results
+	CPPUNIT_NS :: TestResultCollector collectedresults;
+	testresult.addListener (&collectedresults);
+
+	// register listener for per-test progress output
+	CPPUNIT_NS :: BriefTestProgressListener progress;
+	testresult.addListener (&progress);
+
+	// insert test-suite at test-runner by registry
+	CPPUNIT_NS :: TestRunner testrunner;
+	testrunner.addTest (CPPUNIT_NS :: TestFactoryRegistry :: getRegistry ().makeTest ());
+	for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator i = testsToRun.begin(); i != testsToRun.end(); ++i) {
+		try {
+			testrunner.run(testresult, *i);
+		}
+		catch (const std::exception& e) {
+			std::cerr << "Error: " << e.what() << std::endl;
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// output results in compiler-format
+	CPPUNIT_NS :: CompilerOutputter compileroutputter (&collectedresults, std::cerr);
+	compileroutputter.write ();
+
+	// return 0 if tests were successful
+	return collectedresults.wasSuccessful () ? 0 : 1;
+}