Re: [boost] [Boost-users] [1.55.0] Release candidate 2 available

Subject: Re: [boost] [Boost-users] [1.55.0] Release candidate 2 available
From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-11-05 07:03:18

On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Frédéric Bron <frederic.bron_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>> When I build the library (1.55.0 rc2) on x86_64 linux using a gcc
>>> cross-compiler to target i686-w64-mingw32 or x86_64-w64-mingw32, I get
>>> this error in the 'log' library:
>>>
>>> libs/log/src/event_log_backend.cpp:36:30: fatal error:
>>> simple_event_log.h: No such file or directory
>>
>> Do you have message compiler (mc.exe) installed? Is it found by bjam
>> (see the beginning of the build log)? Are there errors when compiling
>> the mc file in the build log?
>
> good point: it tries to call mc but that calls midnight commander on
> linux (see below). What should I do?
>
> Frédéric
>
> mc.compile bin.v2/libs/log/build/gcc-mingw-4.8.2/release/address-model-32/link-static/log-api-winnt/target-os-windows/threadapi-win32/threading-multi/simple_event_log.h
>
>     mc  -h "bin.v2/libs/log/build/gcc-mingw-4.8.2/release/address-model-32/link-static/log-api-winnt/target-os-windows/threadapi-win32/threading-multi"
> -r "bin.v2/libs/log/build/gcc-mingw-4.8.2/release/address-model-32/link-static/log-api-winnt/target-os-windows/threadapi-win32/threading-multi"
> "libs/log/src/simple_event_log.mc"
>
> Usage:
>   mc [OPTION...] [+number] [this_dir] [other_panel_dir]
>  +number - Set initial line number for the internal editor
>
> GNU Midnight Commander 4.7.0.2
>
> Help Options:
>   -h, --help                     Show help options
>   --help-all                     Show all help options
>   --help-terminal                Terminal options
>   --help-color                   Color options
> ...
>
> compile.resource.null
> bin.v2/libs/log/build/gcc-mingw-4.8.2/release/address-model-32/link-static/log-api-winnt/target-os-windows/threadapi-win32/threading-multi/simple_event_log_res.o
>
>     as /dev/null -o
> "bin.v2/libs/log/build/gcc-mingw-4.8.2/release/address-model-32/link-static/log-api-winnt/target-os-windows/threadapi-win32/threading-multi/simple_event_log_res.o"

I suppose, the only solution right now is to disable event log
support. Add define=BOOST_LOG_WITHOUT_EVENT_LOG to b2 command line and
rebuild.

I'll probably need to make the config check more robust so that it
checks that mc generates the needed files. I thought b2 would do this
automatically.