Re: [boost] [build][doc] Testing section and run rule

Subject: Re: [boost] [build][doc] Testing section and run rule
From: Mateusz Loskot (mateusz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-11-03 20:07:00

On 03/11/10 22:53, Dave Abrahams wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 7:44 AM, Mateusz Loskot <mateusz_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm looking for reference about run rule and the only thing I can find
>> is this short reference:
>>
>> http://www.boost.org/doc/tools/build/doc/html/bbv2/reference/rules.html
>>
>> pointing to the Testing section which is currently blank:
>>
>> http://www.boost.org/doc/tools/build/doc/html/bbv2/tutorial/testing.html
>>
>> Would there be any chance to get this part updated?
>>
>> I'm looking for details about the run rule arguments:
>>
>> rule run (
>>        sources + :
>>        args * :
>>        input-files * :
>>        requirements * :
>>        target-name ? :
>>        default-build * )
>>
>> I'd appreciate if someone could explain what is the differences:
>> sources vs input-files or args vs input-files.
> 
> * sources get compiled into the test executable
> * The names of input-files get passed to the test executable on the
> command-line and the tests will be considered outdated (and re-run) if
> one of them changes
> * args are other arguments to the test executable, that create no
> dependency relationship.
> 
> See the libs/python/test/Jamfile.v2 for some examples.

It helps. Thank you Dave!

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