Re: [Boost-build] Broken Wave build still preventing regression tests [Re: Wave build broken]

From: Hartmut Kaiser (hartmut.kaiser_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-10-10 17:51:20

This has been fixed already (by Beman).

Regards Hartmut

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-build-bounces_at_[hidden] 
> [mailto:boost-build-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of 
> David Deakins
> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 3:53 PM
> To: boost-build_at_[hidden]
> Cc: boost-testing_at_[hidden]
> Subject: [Boost-build] Broken Wave build still preventing 
> regression tests [Re: Wave build broken]
> 
> Hartmut Kaiser wrote:
> >>
> >> Markus Schöpflin wrote:
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> I just noted the following lines in the bjam.log created by the 
> >>> regression
> >>> tests:
> >>>
> >>> Skipping build: <build>no in common properties
> >>> error: Unable to find file or target named
> >>> error:     '/boost/thread//boost_date_time'
> >>> error: referred from project at
> >>> error:     '../libs/wave/test/build'
> >>>
> >>>
> >> I just realized that the above error blocks regression tests from 
> >> running.
> >> I checked in a change to libs/wave/test/build/Jamfile.v2 which 
> >> hopefully fixes the problem.
> >>
> >> Markus
> >>
> > Doh! Copy and paste error (I shouldn't do 'quick' 
> workarounds late in 
> > the evening...)! Thanks Markus!
> > 
> > Regards Hartmut
> > 
> 
> It looks like the change is not completely resolving the 
> issue.  We are 
> still getting an error message here that is preventing all tests from 
> running:
> 
> error: Unable to find file or target named
> error:     '../../date_time//boost_date_time'
> error: referred from project at
> error:     '../libs/wave/build'
> 
> I have attached a patch for libs/wave/build/Jamfile.v2 that 
> appears to 
> resolve the problem (at least it does on our test system).  
> If someone 
> could apply it, that would be appreciated.
> 
> In the bigger picture, it looks like this shows a 
> vulnerability in the 
> test system, since any error of this type within any jamfile in boost 
> can prevent all regression tests from being run.  Ideally, 
> this kind of 
> jamfile error would only prevent the associated library from 
> running its 
> tests (or libraries that are dependent on it).  In practice 
> though, it 
> seems like it would be difficult to get that kind of behavior 
> from bjam, 
> at least with the way the tests are currently structured.
> 
> Thanks,
> -Dave
>