[boost] Re: Boost.Threads metacomm regression tests not working

From: Michael Glassford (glassfordm_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-07-15 17:11:33

Rene Rivera wrote:
> Michael Glassford wrote:
> 
>> Jeff Garland wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 07:55:44 -0700, Jeff Garland wrote
>>>
>>>> Mike -
>>>>
>>>> It's interesting that if I change to the libs/thread/build directory 
>>>> and type bjam the library builds, so it seems like maybe this is 
>>>> some new change in the bjam system causing this.  That said in 
>>>> date_time there is
>>>>      <sysinclude>$(BOOST_ROOT)
>>>> in the Jamfile to make sure the appropriate include path is 
>>>> available.  I've locally modified the thread Jamfile to include a 
>>>> this sysinclude and I'm re-running the regression now.  I'll let you 
>>>> know...
>>>
>>>
>>> Adding the sysinclude indeed fixes the initial compilation problem.  
>>
>>
>> I'm far from a bjam expert, but one thing I don't quite understand is 
>> that the "<sysinclude>$(BOOST_ROOT)" is already defined in the 
>> thread_base template, which both of the templates you modified 
>> include. Is the problem perhaps that they include it only in the 
>> sources section and not in the requirements section? In other words, 
>> should your patch be modified to read as below?
> 
> 
> No. I would say this is a bug in the Boost.Build. Using the template 
> should be added the needed <sysinclude>. I'll look at fixing this, 
> assuming I can replicate it, 

OK, that's good to know.

 > but you should applies Jeff's changes just
> to get it working for the release testing.

Thanks, I did.

Mike