Re: [boost] build system?

From: Beman Dawes (beman_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-07-24 13:48:32

David Abrahams wrote:

 >Who has a proper build setup for running tests on boost with various
 >compiler/stdlib combinations? I have been piggybacking off of a 
gargantuan,
 >disgusting make system we use for a project at work, but that's getting 
to
 >be much less practical as I try to push forward into more experimental
 >territory. We need a solution for this! Suggestions?

I've been following Dave's discussion with Jeff Garland.  I certainly agree 
we need better tools, both for boost developers and for users who visit the 
boost site and just want a simple download/install/build procedure.

On the other hand, difficult-to-use tools can get in your way. The 
traditional "make" is certainly a prime example of that.

So please tell me when you find something that will be a real improvement 
for boost, and the pain is minor in relation to the gain.

In the meantime, I will stick with the Python script I'm currently using 
and try to expand it to cover a library build.  It is totally 
simple-minded, but it is a step forward from nothing, and very easy to 
tweek.  While in a technical sense it isn't portable, in a practical sense 
it may actually be fairly portable as it is so simple to set up and modify.

(If you try to run it, do so in a temporary directory; it leaves the 
current directory littered with compiler files.  The output table is 
cs.html.  The log file is simply called log.)

--Beman