Hi Volodya,

I tried the generator idea - still have the same problem:

/opt/boost-build/build/generators.jam:951: in ensure-type from module generators

error: target { t_compliance_filter.py. } has no type

The same behavior - it doesn’t recognise .py files - I was getting by simply using unit-test rule.

Which brings the next question - boost-build does have python.jam module with some testing functionality specific to Python.

Whent I try:

using python : 2.5 : /usr/local/bin/python ;

testing.make-test run-pyd-output : t_compliance_filter.py ;

I get the following error:

/opt/boost-build/tools/python.jam:1153: in python.capture-output

*** argument error

* rule common.variable-setting-command ( variable : value )

* called with: ( PYTHONPATH :  )

* missing argument value

I suspect that (1) the rule expects at least two sources and/or (2) it works only on Windows/Cygwin, but we use Solaris.

Any further ideas?

Regards,

Alex

-----Original Message-----
From: boost-build-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-build-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Vladimir Prus
Sent: Thursday, 27 March 2008 4:53 PM
To: boost-build@lists.boost.org
Subject: Re: [Boost-build] unit test without source

Khassapov, Alex wrote:

> Hi,

>

> 

>

> I wonder if there's a rule I could use to run unit tets which don't

> require source, i.e. simply execute python scripts?

No. unit-test assumes that the sources is either EXE, or something

convertible to EXE. Making unit-test run whatever is passed to it

will mess up the current behaviour.

However, to get what you want you can:

1. Just use the 'make' rule.

2. Use the following:

        import type ;

        import generators ;

        type.register UNIT_TEST_RAW : UNIT_TEST ;

        generators.register-standard testing.unit-test : : UNIT_TEST_RAW ;

        unit-test-raw something : script.py ;

(This presently assumes that "." directory is in PATH)

Does this help?

- Volodya

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