Re: [boost] Forcing rebuild of tests when headers change

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-11-21 03:00:29

Anthony Williams wrote:

> I've changed the headers of boost.thread several times recently, and it
> has become apparent that those testers doing incremental runs are not
> picking up the changes, and are thus not rebuilding the tests. This is
> especially problematic when the library files change too --- the libraries
> are rebuilt, but the tests are not, which leads to linker errors or
> crashes depending on the nature of the mismatch.
> 
> Is there a way to make boost build aware of the headers belonging to a
> specific library, so changes to those headers will force recompilation of
> anything dependent on that library?

Which specific headers don't cause a rebuild?

- Volodya