[boost] [date-time] test failure (was: Boost.Build v1 broken?)

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-03-22 10:57:46

David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Aleksey Gurtovoy <agurtovoy_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
>> Our continuous regressions against CVS HEAD have been failing for the
>> last 24 hours or so with the following log:
>>
>> boost-test(RUN) "date_time/testtime_serialize" : "libs\date_time\test\posix_time\testtime_serialize.cpp"
>> boost-test(RUN) "date_time/testtime_serialize_std_config" : "libs\date_time\test\posix_time\testtime_serialize.cpp"
>> **** DLLs cannot be built with this compiler and stlport 4.x ****
>> **** skipping build of <@boost!libs!serialization!build>boost_serialization.dll; toolset= vc-6_5-stlport variant= debug ****
>> C:\Users\Administrator\boost\main\boost\tools/build/v1\boost-base.jam:1585: in find-compatible-subvariant
>> *** argument error
>> * rule split-target-subvariant ( target-var properties-var toolset-var variant-var : subvariant )
>> * called with: ( sv-target sv-properties sv-toolset sv-variant :  )
>> * missing argument subvariant
>> C:\Users\Administrator\boost\main\boost\tools/build/v1\boost-base.jam:2032:see definition of rule 'split-target-subvariant' being called
> ...
>> C:\Users\Administrator\boost\main\boost\tools/build/v1\testing.jam:552: in run
>> ..\libs\date_time\test\Jamfile:220: in load-jamfiles
>> C:\Users\Administrator\boost\main\boost\tools/build/v1\allyourbase.jam:1764: in SubInclude
>> C:\Users\Administrator\boost\main\boost\tools/build/v1\allyourbase.jam:1352: in subinclude
>> Jamfile:25: in load-jamfiles
>> C:\Users\Administrator\boost\main\boost\tools\build\v1\bootstrap.jam:21: in boost-build
>> C:\Users\Administrator\boost\main\boost\boost-build.jam:16: in module scope
>>
>> Does this ring a bell to anybody?
>
> I don't know what command-line arguments bjam is being invoked with,
> but for me, building in libs/date_time/test works without a hitch.

I am, however, getting the following test failure:

execute-test c:\tmp\build\v1\bin\boost\libs\date_time\test\testlocal_time.test\vc-8_0\debug\threading-multi\testlocal_time.run
====== BEGIN OUTPUT ======
Pass :: Zone abbreviation 
Pass :: base offset 
Pass :: zone has dst 
Pass :: is_dst check 
Pass :: to_string: 2003-Dec-20 05:00:00 MST 

Checking copy construction
Pass :: is_dst check 
Pass :: to_string: 2003-Dec-20 05:00:00 MST 
Pass :: zone has dst 
Pass :: base offset 

Checking special_value construction
Pass :: is special_value 
Pass :: to_string: not-a-date-time 
Pass :: is_dst 
Pass :: is special_value 
Pass :: to_string: +infinity 
Pass :: is_dst 
Pass :: Add a duration to a special value 
Pass :: max_date_time to_string: 9999-Dec-31 18:59:59.999999999 EST 
 
EXIT STATUS: 3 
====== END OUTPUT ======

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Dave Abrahams
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