[boost] [predef] Boost build errors using predef-check

Subject: [boost] [predef] Boost build errors using predef-check
From: Edward Diener (eldiener_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-05-04 00:42:01

In my jam file I have:

import ../../predef/check/predef
     : check require
     : predef-check predef-require ;

and in the requirments section of various Boost Build built-in rules I have:

[ predef-check "BOOST_COMP_GNUC >= 4.3" : <cxxflags>-std=c++0x ]

When I try to process my jamfile I get numerous warnings along the line of:

> C:/Programming/VersionControl/modular-boost/libs/vmd/test\../../predef/check/pre
> def.jam:61: in predef-check
> warning: object is empty
> Jamfile.v2:51: in modules.load
> C:/Programming/VersionControl/modular-boost/tools/build/src/build\project.jam:32
> 5: in load-jamfile
> C:/Programming/VersionControl/modular-boost/tools/build/src/build\project.jam:64
> : in load
> C:/Programming/VersionControl/modular-boost/tools/build/src/build\project.jam:14
> 5: in project.find
> C:/Programming/VersionControl/modular-boost/tools/build/src\build-system.jam:535
> : in load
> C:\Programming\VersionControl\modular-boost\tools\build\src/kernel\modules.jam:2
> 89: in import
> C:\Programming\VersionControl\modular-boost\tools\build\src/kernel/bootstrap.jam
> :139: in boost-build
> C:\Programming\VersionControl\modular-boost\boost-build.jam:17: in module scope
> C:/Programming/VersionControl/modular-boost/libs/vmd/test\../../predef/check/pre
> def.jam:61: in predef-check
> warning: object is empty
> Jamfile.v2:52: in modules.load

followed eventually by:

> C:\Programming\VersionControl\modular-boost\boost-build.jam:17: in module scope
> Performing configuration checks
>
>     - 32-bit                   : yes (cached)
>     - arm                      : no  (cached)
>     - mips1                    : no  (cached)
>     - power                    : no  (cached)
>     - sparc                    : no  (cached)
>     - x86                      : yes (cached)
>     - symlinks supported       : yes
> C:/Programming/VersionControl/modular-boost/tools/build/src/kernel\modules.jam:1
> 07: in modules.call-in
> *** argument error
> * rule ../../predef/check/predef.predef_check_action ( targets + : sources + : p
> rops * )
> * called with: ( <p..\..\..\bin.v2\check\predef\gcc-mingw-4.9.2\debug\address-mo
> del-32\architecture-x86>8bab483dffdbedc6438ba8af0f25a37e.txt :  : <abi>ms <actio
> n>@../../predef/check/predef%../../predef/check/predef.predef_check_action <addr
> ess-model>32 <architecture>x86 <asynch-exceptions>off <auto-index-internal>off <
> auto-index-no-duplicates>off <auto-index-section-names>on <auto-index-verbose>of
> f <auto-index>off <binary-format>pe <debug-store>object <debug-symbols>on <doxyg
> en.doxproc.index>no <doxygen.processor>xsltproc <embed-manifest>on <exception-ha
> ndling>on <extern-c-nothrow>off <format>html <hardcode-dll-paths>true <host-os>w
> indows <inlining>off <install-dependencies>off <link>shared <log-api>generic <mi
> dl-robust>yes <midl-stubless-proxy>yes <optimization>off <os>NT <pch>on <predef-
> expression>BOOST_COMP_GNUC >= 4.3 <preserve-test-targets>on <profiling>off <pyth
> on-debugging>off <python.interpreter>C:/Utilities/Python278_32\python <python>2.
> 7 <rtti>on <runtime-debugging>on <runtime-link>shared <stdlib>native <strip>off
> <suppress-import-lib>false <symlink-location>project-relative <target-os>windows
>  <testing.execute>on <threadapi>win32 <threading>single <toolset-gcc:flavor>ming
> w <toolset-gcc:version>4.9.2 <toolset>gcc <user-interface>console <variant>debug
>  <warnings-as-errors>off <warnings>on <windows-api>desktop :  :  :  :  :  :  :
> :  :  :  :  :  :  :  :  )
> * missing argument sources
> C:/Programming/VersionControl/modular-boost/libs/vmd/test\../../predef/check/pre
> def.jam:99:see definition of rule '../../predef/check/predef.predef_check_action
> ' being called
> C:/Programming/VersionControl/modular-boost/tools/build/src/util\indirect.jam:98
> : in indirect.call
> C:/Programming/VersionControl/modular-boost/tools/build/src/build\virtual-target
> .jam:798: in class_at_action.actualize
> C:/Programming/VersionControl/modular-boost/tools/build/src/build\virtual-target
> .jam:311: in actualize-action

etc.

Any ideas of what is wrong ?

Without the use of predef-check everything is OK. I have the latest 
'develop' for predef and Boost build. I am trying to set gcc in c++11 
mode for gcc 4.3 on up in my VMD tests.