Re: [boost] Failing to build Boost.Test library using Clang 3.1 on Netbeans

Subject: Re: [boost] Failing to build Boost.Test library using Clang 3.1 on Netbeans
From: Paul A. Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-11-16 12:02:10

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Jürgen
> Hunold
> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 4:54 PM
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Subject: Re: [boost] Failing to build Boost.Test library using Clang 3.1 on Netbeans
> 
> Hi Jurgen
> 
> On Friday, 16. November 2012 16:29:53 Paul A. Bristow wrote:
> > Target: i686-w64-mingw32 Thread model: posix)
> >
> > (This is Ruben's mingw64 build)
> >
> > on Netbeans 7.2 on Windows 7.
> >
> > The compilation stage goes OK
> >
> > (but with many warnings
> >
> > In file included from i:/boost-trunk/libs/test/src/test_tools.cpp:16:
> > In file included from i:/boost-trunk\boost/test/impl/test_tools.ipp:23:
> > i:/boost-trunk\boost/test/tree/test_unit.hpp:164:7: warning: 'dllexport'
> > attribute only applies to variables and functions class
> > BOOST_TEST_DECL master_test_suite_t : public test_suite {
> 
> No, the compilation is broken because clang does not support dllexport on classes as clearly
mentioned
> above.

Ah - *significance* may be clear to you, but escaped my understanding ;-)

> Right, no dllexport, no exported symbols. Please try a static build for now.

OK I'll try static next.
 
> > I have also failed to build using bjam (missing <cstddef> so missing
> > the right stdlib?) and I wonder if both these are connected with lack
> > of a suitable boost/config.hpp which caters for Clang *on this configuration*.
> 
> Can you build with b2?  

isn't b2.exe the same as bjam.exe?

I couldn't, but I was stuck with missing <cstddef> - I suspect the wrong or missing stdlib?

Any suggestions on what this should be?
 
> > Where would/should __clang__   be defined in order to select this compiler?
> >
> > My user-config.jam contains (in an attempt to cure )
> 
> Thanks for your config.  I'll try to set up clang but this mght take a while.

If your think that this is what is required, I'll give it a shot.

Thanks

Paul