Re: [boost] [boost 1.34 beta][function][pool][signals][test][tr1] Missing headers files on install!!

From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-10 22:12:38

Gennadiy Rozental wrote:
> "Rene Rivera" <grafikrobot_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
> news:46438BD5.8040901_at_gmail.com...
>> Ovanes Markarian wrote:
>>> Rene,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the answer. I copied the include from c:\boost\Include to my
>>> source control and did the same with lib directory. I solved the problem. 
>>> In
>>> attachment is the list of files which were not installed via the 
>>> "bjam.exe
>>> ... install" command, but after copying them manually (to my sc dir)
>>> compilation succeeded.
>>>
>>> Sure some of them are not required (I simply diff-ed the directories), 
>>> but
>>> some of them were definitely missing.
>> I must this is rather depressing :-( Of course most of those missing
>> files are because authors are using "non-standard" file extensions for
>> file. This *has* to be fixed, so I'm fixing it. And since this post is
>> going to the dev list also, I'm asking lib authors to pay attention to
>> this request for info...
> 
> I am sorry i am missing the context. What is not installed, where and why?

Some "header" files, in root/boost, are not copied when users run "bjam 
install".

>> ** test **
>> parsetree.dtd
> 
> I don't recognize this name

Oops, that's Spirit. I got confused since it's in "spirit/tree"

>> argv_traverser.cpp
>> char_parameter.cpp
>> dual_name_parameter.cpp
>> id_policy.cpp
>> named_parameter.cpp
>> parser.cpp
>> validation.cpp
>> environment.cpp
>> config_file.cpp
>> config_file_iterator.cpp
> 
> This is not required at the moment by the mainstream Boost.Test. But I would 
> prefer them to stay where they are - along with .hpp files

The question is, are they needed by users of Boost.Test? Hence, should 
they be installed?

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