Re: [Boost-build] Problem with testing rule?

From: Johan Nilsson (r.johan.nilsson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-02-09 03:20:28

David Abrahams wrote:
> I've been trying to debug a problem with filter_iterator_test on
> WinXP64, and I'm finding something disturbing.  The test crashes, and
> when it does, I get a "do you want to debug?" dialog, and when I click
> "No," I get a **passed** message.
>

I'd say that's a "feature" of the JIT debugger, rather than any problem with 
the testing rule. The debugger is invoked automatically, and when the user 
says "No", the debuggee looks like it returns a success status instead of 
some failure status. Try disabling JIT debugging to get rid of the "do you 
want to debug?" messages altogether.

IIRC, when you really want to debug, try using the testing.launcher flag, 
e.g. "testing.launcher=\"devenv /debugexe\"" or whatever your favorite 
symbolic debugger is. This should at least work if you are using the 
unit-test rule.

But I guess you already knew most of that stuff anyway ...

HTH / Johan