[boost] Re: White cells

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-02 10:03:50

"Rozental, Gennadiy" <gennadiy.rozental_at_[hidden]> writes:

>> The way libs/test/test/Jamfile refers to input files is broken.
>> 
>> there should be no use of $(test-dir).
>> 
>> tests are always run from the directory of the Jamfile.
>
> If this would be the case it should work, I think. Here related part of
> Jamfile:
>
> ########################################
>
> local test-dir = "$(BOOST_ROOT)$(SLASH)libs$(SLASH)test$(SLASH)test$(SLASH)"
> ;
>
> run ifstream_line_iterator_test.cpp <lib>../build/boost_unit_test_framework 
>     : #args
>     : $(test-dir)test_files/ifstream_line_iterator.tst1
>       $(test-dir)test_files/ifstream_line_iterator.tst2 ;
>
> What is wrong here?

1. It's ugly.

2. I'm not certain that BOOST_ROOT will always be set (though it
   probably will).

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Dave Abrahams
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