[boost] Re: How to "run the configure tests and report the results"?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-12-19 14:20:51

"John Maddock" <john_at_[hidden]> writes:

>> If BOOST_ASSERT_CONFG is defined, it results in:
>>
>>    # error "Unknown compiler version - please run the configure tests and
>> report the results"
>>
>> I assume this means run bjam in boost-root/libs/config/test, but that just
>> produces a very long set of tests all of which fail, so I guess it isn't
>> quite right.
>
> If they all fail then your toolset probably isn't functional.
>
>> How do I run the tests?
>
> On Unix running the configure script would be the best way, it gets more
> tricky on Windows because bjam can't produce an appropriately configured
> header

Oh sure it can; we just have to write the Jam code for it ;-)

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Dave Abrahams
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