Re: [boost] [test][msvc-6.5] Internal Compiler Error on release modetests

From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-12-11 22:33:54

David Abrahams wrote:
> "Gennadiy Rozental" <gennadiy.rozental_at_[hidden]> writes:
> 
>> "Anthony Williams" <anthony_w.geo_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
>> news:hcw2ehd4.fsf_at_yahoo.com...
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> There are a lot of tests that are causing Internal Compiler Errors on
>>> msvc-6.5~release. Several of them are in the tests for the test library
>>> itself, such as this one:
>>>
>>> http://engineering.meta-comm.com/boost-regression/CVS-RC_1_34_0/developer/output/JustSoftwareSolutions-V2-boost-bin-v2-libs-test-test-algorithms_test-test-msvc-6-5~release-release-threading-multi.html
>>>
>>> and this one:
>>>
>>> http://engineering.meta-comm.com/boost-regression/CVS-RC_1_34_0/developer/output/JustSoftwareSolutions-V2-boost-bin-v2-libs-test-test-basic_cstring_test-test-msvc-6-5~release-release-threading-multi.html
>>>
>>> Both these failures occur on a seemingly innocuous BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>> I don't have this compiler anymore. Someone interested in msvc 6.5 need to 
>> look into this.
> 
> Why is this happening now, as we approach release?  Did Boost.Test
> unfreeze on the release branch, or did tests for this compiler just
> come online, or is it something else?

I think it's just the difference of building the tests with the release 
variant, i.e. the optimizations.

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