Re: [boost] [testing] Add a tester with hidden visibility

Subject: Re: [boost] [testing] Add a tester with hidden visibility
From: John Maddock (jz.maddock_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-05-07 13:35:01

> The original question suggested that if a tester changed the jam file so that
> the switch gcc visibility=hidden was enabled then tests would pass.  My
> point is that his is very unlikely which is why it isn't being done.  If
> visibility=hidden is to be supported (and I think it should be) library
> source code will have to be updated.

I think it should just work - just ran the regex lib test suite on 
cygwin with -fvisibility=hidden and everything worked just fine.

John.