Re: [boost] [Boost-users] [release] Boost 1.69.0 Beta 1 Release Candidate 1

Subject: Re: [boost] [Boost-users] [release] Boost 1.69.0 Beta 1 Release Candidate 1
From: Marshall Clow (mclow.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-11-14 16:06:59

On Mon, Nov 12, 2018 at 4:30 PM Tom Kent via Boost-users <
boost-users_at_[hidden]> wrote:

>
> On Mon, Nov 12, 2018 at 9:36 AM Marshall Clow via Boost-users <
> boost-users_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>> The release candidates for the first 1.69.0 beta release are now
>> available at:
>>
>> <https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/beta/1.69.0.beta.1.rc1/source/>
>>
> As always, the release managers would appreciate it if you download
>> the candidate of your choice and give building it a try. Please report
>> both success and failure, and anything else that is noteworthy.
>>
>
> toolset     arch    compile Link    Execute
> msvc-8.0    32      FAIL    X       X
> msvc-8.0    64      FAIL    X       X
> msvc-9.0    32      X       X       X
> msvc-9.0    64      X       X       X
> msvc-10.0   32      X       X       X
> msvc-10.0   64      X       X       X
> msvc-11.0   32      X       X       X
> msvc-11.0   64      X       X       X
> msvc-12.0   32      X       X       X
> msvc-12.0   64      X       X       X
> msvc-14.0   32      FAIL    X       X
> msvc-14.0   64      FAIL    X       X
> msvc-14.1   32      X       X       X
> msvc-14.1   64      X       X       X
>
> Compile means that the b2 command completed without errors
> Link means that visual studio was able to link a sample executable to a
> library (libboost_thread-vcXXX-mt[-gd]-1_XX.lib)
> generated
> Execute means that the linked program executed without errors.
>
> Full build logs can be found here:
> https://gist.github.com/teeks99/526cf2598d1697557e45e590ce9517be
>
> Lots of errors with msvc-8.0:
>
> compile-c-c++
> bin.v2\libs\log\build\msvc-8.0\release\link-static\threadapi-win32\threading-multi\trivial.obj
> trivial.cpp
> .\boost/parameter/aux_/arg_list.hpp(227) : error C2064: term does not
> evaluate to a function taking 1 arguments
>         .\boost/parameter/aux_/arg_list.hpp(390) : see reference to class
> template instantiation 'boost::parameter::aux::arg_list<TaggedArg,Next>'
> being compiled
>
>  If there is an easy way to fix arg_list.hpp that would be nice, but if
> this is the time to stop build 8.0, that's fine too.
>
> Also numerous errors for many (all dlls?) of the libraries with msvc-14.0.
> They all look something like this:
>
>
> msvc.link.dll
> bin.v2\libs\atomic\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_atomic-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.dll
>    Creating library
> bin.v2\libs\atomic\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_atomic-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.lib
> and object
> bin.v2\libs\atomic\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_atomic-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.exp
> msvc.link.dll
> bin.v2\libs\system\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_system-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.dll
>    Creating library
> bin.v2\libs\system\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_system-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.lib
> and object
> bin.v2\libs\system\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_system-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.exp
> msvc.link.dll
> bin.v2\libs\container\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_container-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.dll
>    Creating library
> bin.v2\libs\container\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_container-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.lib
> and object
> bin.v2\libs\container\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_container-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.exp
> msvc.manifest.dll
> bin.v2\libs\atomic\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_atomic-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.dll
> 'mt' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.
>
>         if exist
> "bin.v2\libs\atomic\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_atomic-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.dll.manifest"
> (
>             call "bin.v2\standalone\msvc\msvc-14.0\msvc-setup.bat" x86 >nul
>  mt -nologo -manifest
> "bin.v2\libs\atomic\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_atomic-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.dll.manifest"
> "-outputresource:bin.v2\libs\atomic\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_atomic-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.dll;2"
>         )
>
> ...failed msvc.manifest.dll
> bin.v2\libs\atomic\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_atomic-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.dll
> bin.v2\libs\atomic\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_atomic-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.lib...
> ...removing
> bin.v2\libs\atomic\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_atomic-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.dll
> ...removing
> bin.v2\libs\atomic\build\msvc-14.0\release\threading-multi\boost_atomic-vc140-mt-x32-1_69.lib
>
> I'm on the fence if we should continue supporting 8.0, so if that doesn't
> get fixed then no big deal. However the issue with (the build tool?) for
> 14.0 seems like a showstopper for this RC.
>
>
Do we have any idea why MSVC 14 is failing?

-- Marshall  (who has been distracted by WG21 stuff)