Re: [boost] regression looks much better now

From: Ames Andreas (Andreas.Ames_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-01-30 06:04:08

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] 
> [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of John Maddock
> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 11:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [boost] regression looks much better now
> 
> 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.

I haven't seen the compiler messages, so just a wild guess:  
Could this be related to 
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/ru-ru/library/twa2aw10(VS.80).aspx 
(item 4, i.e. C4275)?

NB:  This issue is also documented at least for vc 7.1.

cheers,

aa

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