Re: [boost] [test] Running regression tests

Subject: Re: [boost] [test] Running regression tests
From: Edward Diener (eldiener_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-06-02 13:51:11

On 6/2/2011 1:40 PM, Steven Watanabe wrote:
> On 06/02/2011 10:28 AM, Gennadiy Rozental wrote:
>> Edward Diener<eldiener<at>  tropicsoft.com>  writes:
>>
>>>
>>> Attempting to run regression tests for the 'test' library on the Boost
>>> trunk I receive as output:
>>
>> I've made no changes recently (unless someone else did). Maybe you should
>> redirect this to Boost.Build guys.
>>
>
> The problem is the Jamfile load order caused by
> this structure:
>
> /
>    - Jamroot:
>      use-project /boost/test : libs/test/build ;
>
>    - libs/test
>      - Jamfile.v2
>      - build
>        - Jamfile.v2
>      - test
>        - Jamfile.v2
>
> Running bjam in libs/test/test results in
> libs/test/build/Jamfile.v2 being loaded
> before Jamroot is fully loaded.  (This is
> a bug in Boost.Build.)

Will this be fixed in Boost Build ?
Is there a workaround to this problem ?
I did not notice any other library failing in this way. is it the Test 
library directory structure which causes this problem in Boost Build, or 
something else ?

As always, Steve, thanks for figuring this out.