[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #2597: Boost fails to build when long doubles not supported

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #2597: Boost fails to build when long doubles not supported
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-12-17 06:08:59

#2597: Boost fails to build when long doubles not supported
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 Reporter:  smr_at_[hidden]  |       Owner:  johnmaddock
     Type:  Bugs            |      Status:  new        
Milestone:  Boost 1.38.0    |   Component:  math       
  Version:  Boost 1.37.0    |    Severity:  Problem    
 Keywords:                  |  
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 Boost.Math builds a test file to check whether long double math is
 supported.  If it is not, the build fails with an error which is
 misleading because it is not an error but, rather, a successful build of
 all parts except the long double version of boost_math_c99 and
 boost_math_tr1.

 This issue causes the builds to fail for Debian; c.f.
 http://buildd.debian.org/fetch.cgi?&pkg=boost1.37&ver=1.37.0-2&arch=mips&stamp=1229469355&file=log


 Because of this, I have to patch Debian to disable building these
 libraries for certain platforms.  The attached patch enables this by
 adding a --disable-long-double flag to the build process.

 There must be a way to do this automatically (?).

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/2597>
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