[boost] [log] Review attempt

Subject: [boost] [log] Review attempt
From: Roland Bock (rbock_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-03-09 11:53:49

Hi,

good to see that boost.log is being formally reviewed! From what I read
in the documentation so far, I am really looking forward to seeing the
library included in boost.

I sure want to do some tests, hoping to replace our current logging
system, soon, but today I can only answer the following review item:

- Did you try to use the library? With what compiler? Did you have any
problems?

Yes, I tried and failed to compile it. Details are below.

Platform:
Ubuntu 8.04, 64bit, g++ 4.2.4
Intel QuadCore 2.5GHz, 8GB Ram

Compilation:
============
Sounds embarassing, but I failed to compile the library. I copied the
folders boost, lib and doc from boost-log-RC4 to boost_1_42_0, called
./bootstrap.sh
./bjam -d+2 --build-dir=build --with-log --prefix=/my/install/path
link=shared runtime-link=shared install

All looked well until this point:

gcc.compile.c++
build/boost/bin.v2/libs/log/build/gcc-4.2.4/release/threading-multi/filter_parser.o

"g++"  -ftemplate-depth-128 -O3 -finline-functions -Wno-inline -Wall
-pthread -fPIC -fno-strict-aliasing -DBOOST_ALL_NO_LIB=1
-DBOOST_DATE_TIME_DYN_LINK=1 -DBOOST_FILESYSTEM_DYN_LINK=1
-DBOOST_LOG_DLL -DBOOST_LOG_SETUP_BUILDING_THE_LIB=1
-DBOOST_LOG_SETUP_DLL -DBOOST_LOG_USE_NATIVE_SYSLOG=1
-DBOOST_SYSTEM_DYN_LINK=1 -DBOOST_THREAD_POSIX -DBOOST_THREAD_USE_DLL=1
-DDATE_TIME_INLINE -DNDEBUG  -I"." -c -o
"build/boost/bin.v2/libs/log/build/gcc-4.2.4/release/threading-multi/filter_parser.o" 

"libs/log/src/filter_parser.cpp"

The process cc1plus was running about 20 minutes (100%CPU, moderate RAM
usage) before anything else happened. Then, after lots and lots of very
long error messages, it continues like this:

...skipped
<pbuild/boost/bin.v2/libs/log/build/gcc-4.2.4/release/threading-multi>libboost_log.so.1.42.0 

for lack of
<pbuild/boost/bin.v2/libs/log/build/gcc-4.2.4/release/threading-multi>attribute_set.o...

Hmm. Not sure how to proceed. Should I send the whole bunch of error
messages to the list as an attachment?

Regards,

Roland