Re: [boost] regression looks much better now

From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-01-30 05:38:39

Roland Schwarz wrote:
> 3) Failing test tests:
>    This is a DLL issue. In file
>    boost/test/test/unit_test_suite_impl.hpp
>    the compiler coplains about base class test_unit
>    not defined, despite it is. The compiler seems
>    to have problems to see this class as defined.
>    Something (possibly templated memebers?) are
>    prohibiting this when the class is flagged as
>    _declspec(dllexport).
>    *) Is this a known issue?
>    *) Can we safely flag these tests as n/a?
>       A comment in libs/test/build/Jamfile.v2
>       let me believe so.

This one is truely weird: it looks like an obvious compiler issue to me.

What happens if we add a build requirement to Boost.Test that only static 
libraries are supported with msvc-6: something like 
<toolset>msvc-6.0:<link>static

johnmaddock_at_[hidden]'s password:
Index: Jamfile.v2
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/boost/boost/libs/test/build/Jamfile.v2,v
retrieving revision 1.10.2.2
diff -u -r1.10.2.2 Jamfile.v2
--- Jamfile.v2  10 Nov 2006 19:59:52 -0000      1.10.2.2
+++ Jamfile.v2  30 Jan 2007 10:03:23 -0000
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
                    <toolset>borland:<cxxflags>-w-8080
                   # Disable Warning about boost::noncopyable not being 
exported

                   <link>shared,<toolset>msvc:<cxxflags>-wd4275
+                  <toolset>msvc-6.0:<link>static
+                  <toolset>msvc-6.5:<link>static
     : usage-requirements
                    <define>BOOST_TEST_NO_AUTO_LINK=1
                    <link>shared:<define>BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK=1

Which seems to be worthwhile applying whatever?  Note that it doesn't solve 
all the issues though: mearly turns compile-time failures to run-time 
failures :-(

John.