Re: Windows Regression Runners - Failing on Develop

From: René Ferdinand Rivera Morell (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2023-09-28 16:42:54

On Thu, Sep 28, 2023 at 11:40 AM Peter Dimov via Boost
<boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> Andrey Semashev wrote:
> > > According to the log, the script tries to build process_jam_log.exe using
> > > msvc-10.0.
> > >
> > > Since process_jam_log depends on Boost.Filesystem, which now requires
> > > C++11, the build silently fails.
> >
> > Which brings me back to the idea[1] that Boost.Build should probably
> > show a warning when an explicitly requested target is not built because
> > of unsatisfied requirements.
>
> I grow increasingly convinced that the way these requirements work
> (add <build>no if the requirement isn't met) is no longer what we need.
>
> It's much preferable to have the compile error instead.
>
> In other words, the libraries adding requirements of this kind is in my
> opinion not a feature. It creates more problems than it solves - if it even
> solves any.

+1

And I remember making that point multiple times in the past.

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