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Subject: Re: [boost] How to make tests building faster?
From: Mateusz Łoskot (mateusz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-12-20 19:25:48


On 20 December 2011 18:55, John Maddock <boost.regex_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> Another idea would be to make better usage of pre-compiled
>> headers. These are supported by both gcc and msvc.  Again
>> would require non-trivial changes in build/test infrastructure.
>
> Boost.Build supports precompiled headers already: Boost.Math uses it to
> significantly speed up compile times.

I've skimmed the Jamfile.v2 and it looks fairly straightforward to configure.
I'll try to test this approach.

Looking at the pch.hpp, I wonder, how you decided which header to put there?
It looks like carefully selected set only.

Best regards

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Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net

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