Re: [boost] [test] Any dependency on Boost.Test requires C++11 ?

Subject: Re: [boost] [test] Any dependency on Boost.Test requires C++11 ?
From: Vicente J. Botet Escriba (vicente.botet_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-03-16 10:18:20

Le 15/03/13 11:54, John Maddock a écrit :
> At present any test in Boost.Math that depends on Boost.Test fails for 
> GCC prior to 4.5 because the build script for Boost.Test has:
>
> <toolset>gcc:<cxxflags>-std=gnu++0x
>
> Is this really required?
>
> It looks wrong headed to me:
>
> * We already have testers that test both C++03 and C++11 modes - so we 
> don't need this to test C++11 support.
> * It's presence makes testing gcc in C++03 mode impossible if the 
> library uses Boost.Test - so there may be C++03 breakages that we 
> don't know about because of this.
> * As mentioned above, this is a hard error for GCC prior to 4.5, so 
> those compilers can't be tested either.
>
> Can this be safely removed?
>
I have experimenting regression that disappear when this line is 
commented. This line must be removed. Could I commit it?

Best,
Vicente