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

Subject: Re: [boost] [testing] Add a tester with hidden visibility
From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-05-08 18:49:39

Andrey Semashev-2 wrote
> On Friday 08 May 2015 08:21:58 Robert Ramey wrote:
>> Andrey Semashev-2 wrote
>> 
>> > On Thursday 07 May 2015 09:22:26 Robert Ramey wrote:
>> >> 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.
>> > 
>> > I did not suggest that the tests would immediately pass. But I would
>> like
>> > to
>> > have such tester - for users to see which libraries have problems, and
>> for
>> > library maintainers to be able to fix those problems.
>> 
>> If the jam file includes the visibility=hidden switch then ALL the
>> testers
>> will be using it by default.
> 
> No, the flag can be added in user-config.jam, on the tester's site.

yes - if the jam file includes the flag, then ALL testers will be using it
by default.
I don't think this is disputable.

Furthermore, once one makes any required changes to support gcc
visibility=hidden
I don't think there is any scenario for which one would not want to use it. 
So
the best solution would be to added to the jam file whenever it's supported.

Robert Ramey.

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