Re: [Boost-docs] boost-root/doc/test needed

Subject: Re: [Boost-docs] boost-root/doc/test needed
From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-29 17:45:33

John Maddock wrote:
> Beman Dawes wrote:
>> I've tried every suggestion that Daniel, Eric, or I could come up with
>> to fix the problem. No luck. Notice that I'm not describing the
>> problem in any detail; that's part of the difficulty. It isn't at all 
>> clear
>> what the problem is other than some of the documentation isn't being 
>> built.
>> The log file contains so many warnings and spurious error messages
>> that it isn't much help.
> 
> I'm running the doc build now on XP, lets see what happens.
> 
>> It would make troubleshooting doc build configuration *much* easier if
>> there was a root/doc/test directory with a little Jamfile that built a
>> very simple confidence test. As simple as possible, but exercising the
>> entire toolchain. The equivalent of "Hello, world".
>>
>> If this could be given high priority, it would be very helpful.
> 
> Do you mean a basic test that just exercises all the tools used?  If so 
> that might be possible.

Yes. A very basic test to make sure the toolchain is installed correctly 
and any user configuration is also correct.

--Beman