Re: [boost] [bjam] if MSVC 7.1 or 8.0 compile-fail

Subject: Re: [boost] [bjam] if MSVC 7.1 or 8.0 compile-fail
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-01-13 14:30:04

AMDG

On 01/13/2012 11:20 AM, lcaminiti wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> If there a way to program the following within a Jamfile?
> 
> import testing ;
> 
> if(MSVC 7.1 or MSVC 8.0) { # How do I program this?
>     [ compile-fail native_tu_test.cpp native_tu1.cpp native_tu2.cpp : : :
>             <define>BOOST_TYPEOF_NATIVE ]
> } else {
>     [ run native_tu_test.cpp native_tu1.cpp native_tu2.cpp : : :
>             <define>BOOST_TYPEOF_NATIVE ]
> }
> 
> Thanks a lot.
> --Lorenzo
> 

Normally, for the regression tests, it's better to
use only run and mark the test as an expected failure
for specific compilers.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe