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

Subject: Re: [boost] [testing] Add a tester with hidden visibility
From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-05-09 05:14:20

On Friday 08 May 2015 15:49:39 Robert Ramey wrote:
> Andrey Semashev-2 wrote
> 
> > On Friday 08 May 2015 08:21:58 Robert Ramey wrote:
> >> 
> >> 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.

How a flag added for a single toolset on a single tester would affect all 
testers?

> 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.

I'm sorry, you lost me here.