Re: [boost] [config] Error in Jamfile influencing other libraries

Subject: Re: [boost] [config] Error in Jamfile influencing other libraries
From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-06-09 08:55:29

On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 6:45 AM, John Maddock <boost.regex_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> [ run config_build_check.cpp : : : [ requires int128 cxx11_constexpr
>>> cxx11_user_defined_literals ] ]
>>>
>>> I'm curious why this addition creates this issue? Could someone explain?
>>>
>>> And could you please fix it?
>>> My attempt would end with removing of 'requires' and this is probably
>>> not how it should be fixed.
>>>
>>
> Ugh, well it's a new test that's been added, I don't understand why it
> would impact on other libraries at all?  I can revert the test, but that's
> not really a solution either?
>

John,

Have you confirmed that it is actually this commit that is causing the
failure?

Like you, " I don't understand why it would impact on other libraries at
all?"

--Beman