Re: [boost] Regression tests on Cray

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-02-03 10:37:16

At 03:10 AM 2/3/2003, Matthias Troyer wrote:

 >> Maybe. First tell me what the output is from the messages that
 >> process_jam_log outputs soon after it starts. The lines that create
 >> the messages begin about line 366 in the source file:
 >>
 >>   std::cout << "boost_root: " << boost_root.string() << '\n'
 >>             << "locate_root: " << locate_root.string() << '\n';
 >>
 >
 >I get the following message:
 >
 >prompt$
 >../tools/regression/build/bin/process_jam_log/cray/release/
 >process_jam_log
 >Usage: bjam [bjam-args] | process_jam_log [locate-root]
 >   locate-root is the same as the bjam ALL_LOCATE_TARGET
 >   parameter, if any. Default is boost-root.
 >boost_root: /u/ph/troyer/boost
 >locate_root: /u/ph/troyer/boost
 >
 >
 >I thus added $boost_root to the command. Was that unnecessary, since as
 >the output shows it seems to find boost_root?

Yes, it was unnecessary. It looks like process_jam_log is working 
correctly.

 > In that case I am confused why it prints a usage message.

Just a local convention of mine to always print a usage message if a 
program is invoked without arguments.

--Beman