Re: [boost] [1.49.0] Beta 1 release candidates available

Subject: Re: [boost] [1.49.0] Beta 1 release candidates available
From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-01-24 17:49:44

On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Release candidate files for 1.49.0 beta 1 are available at
> http://boost.cowic.de/rc/
>
> As always, the release managers would appreciate it if you download
> the candidate of your choice and give building it a try. Please report
> both success and failure, and anything else that is noteworthy.

Ubuntu 11.4 build failed.

error: No best alternative for /python_for_extensions
    next alternative: required properties: <python>2.7 <target-os>linux
        matched
    next alternative: required properties: <python>2.7 <target-os>linux
        matched
error: No best alternative for /python_for_extensions
    next alternative: required properties: <python>2.7 <target-os>linux
        matched
    next alternative: required properties: <python>2.7 <target-os>linux
        matched

But it still tried to build Boost.Python, which failed every compile
with a missing python header.

There was on other failure:

gcc.compile.c++
bin.v2/libs/signals/build/gcc-4.6/release/link-static/threading-multi/named_slot_map.o
libs/signals/src/named_slot_map.cpp: In member function ‘void
boost::signals::detail::named_slot_map::disconnect(const
boost::signals::detail::stored_group&)’:
libs/signals/src/named_slot_map.cpp:105:23: error: call of overloaded
‘erase(boost::signals::detail::named_slot_map::group_iterator&)’ is
ambiguous
libs/signals/src/named_slot_map.cpp:105:23: note: candidates are:
/usr/include/c++/4.6/bits/stl_map.h:613:7: note: std::map<_Key, _Tp,
_Compare, _Alloc>::iterator std::map<_Key, _Tp, _Compare,
_Alloc>::erase(std::map<_Key, _Tp, _Compare, _Alloc>::const_iterator)
[with _Key = boost::signals::detail::stored_group, _Tp =
std::list<boost::signals::detail::connection_slot_pair>, _Compare =
boost::function2<bool, boost::signals::detail::stored_group,
boost::signals::detail::stored_group>, _Alloc =
std::allocator<std::pair<const boost::signals::detail::stored_group,
std::list<boost::signals::detail::connection_slot_pair> > >,
std::map<_Key, _Tp, _Compare, _Alloc>::iterator =
std::_Rb_tree_iterator<std::pair<const
boost::signals::detail::stored_group,
std::list<boost::signals::detail::connection_slot_pair> > >,
std::map<_Key, _Tp, _Compare, _Alloc>::const_iterator =
std::_Rb_tree_const_iterator<std::pair<const
boost::signals::detail::stored_group,
std::list<boost::signals::detail::connection_slot_pair> > >]
/usr/include/c++/4.6/bits/stl_map.h:643:7: note: std::map<_Key, _Tp,
_Compare, _Alloc>::size_type std::map<_Key, _Tp, _Compare,
_Alloc>::erase(const key_type&) [with _Key =
boost::signals::detail::stored_group, _Tp =
std::list<boost::signals::detail::connection_slot_pair>, _Compare =
boost::function2<bool, boost::signals::detail::stored_group,
boost::signals::detail::stored_group>, _Alloc =
std::allocator<std::pair<const boost::signals::detail::stored_group,
std::list<boost::signals::detail::connection_slot_pair> > >,
std::map<_Key, _Tp, _Compare, _Alloc>::size_type = unsigned int,
std::map<_Key, _Tp, _Compare, _Alloc>::key_type =
boost::signals::detail::stored_group]
libs/signals/src/named_slot_map.cpp: In member function ‘void
boost::signals::detail::named_slot_map::remove_disconnected_slots()’:
libs/signals/src/named_slot_map.cpp:128:35: error: call of overloaded
‘erase(std::_Rb_tree_iterator<std::pair<const
boost::signals::detail::stored_group,
std::list<boost::signals::detail::connection_slot_pair> > >::_Self)’
is ambiguous
libs/signals/src/named_slot_map.cpp:128:35: note: candidates are:
/usr/include/c++/4.6/bits/stl_map.h:613:7: note: std::map<_Key, _Tp,
_Compare, _Alloc>::iterator std::map<_Key, _Tp, _Compare,
_Alloc>::erase(std::map<_Key, _Tp, _Compare, _Alloc>::const_iterator)
[with _Key = boost::signals::detail::stored_group, _Tp =
std::list<boost::signals::detail::connection_slot_pair>, _Compare =
boost::function2<bool, boost::signals::detail::stored_group,
boost::signals::detail::stored_group>, _Alloc =
std::allocator<std::pair<const boost::signals::detail::stored_group,
std::list<boost::signals::detail::connection_slot_pair> > >,
std::map<_Key, _Tp, _Compare, _Alloc>::iterator =
std::_Rb_tree_iterator<std::pair<const
boost::signals::detail::stored_group,
std::list<boost::signals::detail::connection_slot_pair> > >,
std::map<_Key, _Tp, _Compare, _Alloc>::const_iterator =
std::_Rb_tree_const_iterator<std::pair<const
boost::signals::detail::stored_group,
std::list<boost::signals::detail::connection_slot_pair> > >]
/usr/include/c++/4.6/bits/stl_map.h:643:7: note: std::map<_Key, _Tp,
_Compare, _Alloc>::size_type std::map<_Key, _Tp, _Compare,
_Alloc>::erase(const key_type&) [with _Key =
boost::signals::detail::stored_group, _Tp =
std::list<boost::signals::detail::connection_slot_pair>, _Compare =
boost::function2<bool, boost::signals::detail::stored_group,
boost::signals::detail::stored_group>, _Alloc =
std::allocator<std::pair<const boost::signals::detail::stored_group,
std::list<boost::signals::detail::connection_slot_pair> > >,
std::map<_Key, _Tp, _Compare, _Alloc>::size_type = unsigned int,
std::map<_Key, _Tp, _Compare, _Alloc>::key_type =
boost::signals::detail::stored_group]

These look like showstoppers to me; two libraries not building isn't good news!

--Beman