Re: [boost] Fw: [typeof] please make "*_native" tests expected failures on HP-UX

From: Peder Holt (peder.holt_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-01-18 03:16:36

2007/1/18, Boris Gubenko <Boris.Gubenko_at_[hidden]>:
>   I sent attached mail a week ago to boost_at_[hidden] list. Did not
>   get any response. Perhaps, I should've sent it to boost testing list
>   and/or provide a patch. This is what I'm doing now hoping, that it will
>   help to resolve the issue. I also CC typeof library author (I hope, I
>   have his correct mail address).
>
>   The issue is that, like other compilers, including such EDG-based
>   compilers as como-4_3_3-vc7_1 and cxx on Tru64, the HP-UX aCC6 compiler
>   does not support typeof keyword in default mode (both cxx and aCC6
>   support it in Gnu dialect mode). For toolsets using compilers that do not
>   support typeof keyword, the "*_native" group of typeof library tests is
>   marked expected failure (there are some 19 tests in this group). The
>   patch below adds "acc" to the list of these toolsets. Please, apply it
>   to CVS HEAD and the RC branch.

Applied. Sorry for the delay

Regards,
Peder

>
>   Thanks,
>     Boris
>
> Index: explicit-failures-markup.xml
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvsroot/boost/boost/status/explicit-failures-markup.xml,v
> retrieving revision 1.433.2.130
> diff -r1.433.2.130 explicit-failures-markup.xml
> 2375a2376
> >             <toolset name="acc"/>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Boris Gubenko" <Boris.Gubenko_at_[hidden]>
> To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
> Cc: "Boris Gubenko" <Boris.Gubenko_at_[hidden]>
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 7:29 PM
> Subject: [typeof] please make "*_native" tests expected failures on HP-UX
>
>
> > Like many other compilers, aCC6 on HP-UX does not support typeof extension
> > (to be precise, it supports it in GNU C++ dialect compatibility mode --
> > -Ag++ -- but not in the default mode).
> >
> > In explicit-failures-markup.xml, there is a group of toolsets making
> > "*_native" typeof library tests expected failures, with the remark: "Native
> > mode is not supported for this compiler.". Please, add "acc" toolset to
> > this group, in both HEAD and the RC branch.
> >
> > I don't think that a patch is needed for such a simple change, but if you
> > need/want a patch, I can provide one.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >  Boris
> >
>
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