Re: [boost] [test][msvc-6.5] Internal CompilerError onrelease modetests

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-12-15 15:53:04

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

> "Roland Schwarz" <roland.schwarz_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
> news:4582E105.4050205_at_chello.at...
>> Gennadiy Rozental wrote:
>>> Heh, I don't really like putting this kinda cludge into Boost.Test code. 
>>> But
>>> if no one sees any alternatives go ahead
>>
>> If it was only about the threading lib, I have no problems of doing this
>> just for this one library. But what about the others?
>>
>>>> Btw.: Do you have anything to say about my asynch-exeptions question?
>>>
>>> Umm, I must've missed it. What was it?
>>
>> The test lib is being built with <asynch-exeptions>on. However the
>> default for release builds is synchronous exceptions on.
>
> This is plain wrong. build with msvc compiler require async exception 
> support to be enabled for Boost.Test to work properly.

The usage-requirements for the library targets exposed by the test
Jamfile should be enforcing that, for those that use BBv2.

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