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Subject: Re: [boost] [config] any macro to detect "Rvalue references for *this"?
From: John Maddock (boost.regex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-05-26 04:32:51


> Thanks for pointing me to these instructions. However, it may require of me
> more time that I am can afford. I do not understand some of the
> instructions. One of the bullets says:
>
> "cd into libs/config/test/all and run bjam *MACRONAME compiler-list*, where
>> *MACRONAME* is the name of the new macro, and *compiler-list* is a space
>> separated list of compilers to test with."
>>
>
> This "compiler-list", I obviously want the macro to work for all possible
> compilers supported by Boost (and perhaps more), but locally, I can only
> test it on one. In order to define macro correctly, I would have to use
> Boost's testing facility, but they are only run on develop and master
> branches which I cannot commit to. Without having tested my macros on all
> compilers, I am not sure if my pull request would be a decent one. IOW, I
> have a chicken and egg problem here, which I do not know how to solve.
>
> any help would be much appreciated.

If you can provide the test case I will test locally before committing
anyway.

John.


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