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

Subject: Re: [boost] [predef] Boost build errors using predef-check
From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-05-04 00:47:03

On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 11:42 PM, Edward Diener <eldiener_at_[hidden]>
wrote:

> 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
>>
>
Definitely something strange there.

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
>>
>
Indeed.. No idea why it would not fill in those sources. I will have to
investigate.

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