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

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-07-16 08:41:49

Michael Glassford <glassfordm_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Jeff Garland wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 07:55:44 -0700, Jeff Garland wrote
>> 
>>>Mike -
>>>
>>>This is also failing on my mini-Linux test with the same issue.
>
> This is cleared up now, as you said.
>
>>>http://boost.sourceforge.net/regression-logs/cs-LinuxMandrake.html
>>>
>>> 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...
>> replies to self....
>> Adding the sysinclude indeed fixes the initial compilation problem.
>> I've
>> attached a patch of the change I made and I'll reupload the regression results
>> -- there's more errors :-(
>
> I've fixed these errors (in read_write_mutex.cpp) as well, but the
> LinuxMandrake tests haven't re-run yet. Ditto for the Darwin tests,
> which are failing with these same errors.
>
>
>
> For the HP-UX tests:
>
> These are failing with the error "Error 119:
> "/home/tk/boost_regression/boost/boost/config/requires_threads.hpp",
> line 71 # #error "Compiler threading support is not turned on. Please
> set the correct command line options for threading: -mt""
>
> Apparently the bjam configuration for this compiler is incorrect?

It is correct.  Actually the HP pthreads headers are incomplete, IIRC.

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Dave Abrahams
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