[boost] boost.test regression or behavior change (was Re: Boost.lockfree)

Subject: [boost] boost.test regression or behavior change (was Re: Boost.lockfree)
From: Tim Blechmann (tim_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-10-03 10:21:38

> All tests for lockfree in both master and develop branch seem to fail.
> Error message is
> 
> "../boost/system/config.hpp", line 34: Error: #error Must not define
> both BOOST_SYSTEM_DYN_LINK and BOOST_SYSTEM_STATIC_LINK.
> 
> 
> See develop branch:
> http://www.boost.org/development/tests/develop/developer/lockfree.html
> 
> See master branch:
> http://www.boost.org/development/tests/master/developer/lockfree.html
> 
> I looked at lockfree/test/Jamfile.v2 but am not sure what change needs
> to be made.
> 
> Any suggestions?

boost lockfree's testsuite hasn't changed for a long time. i have no
idea why the tests are failing, so something must have changed in
boost.test.

if the boost.test developers push some changes, it would be highly
appreciated if people could actually check if the change doesn't
introduce any issues for other libraries. i've had a similar issue with
boost.test in one of my boost libraries in the past, where all tests on
the master branch failed, while tests on the develop branch passed. as
the tests of many boost libraries depend on boost.test, i'd suggest to
run the complete tests of *all* boost libraries before pushing a change ...

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fwiw, maybe one of the boost.test developers has an understanding,
what's going on there? unfortunately i don't really have a lot of time
to look into this atm ...
thanks a lot,
tim