Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #7262: Boost.Context fails to build using MinGW

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #7262: Boost.Context fails to build using MinGW
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-02-07 05:39:42

#7262: Boost.Context fails to build using MinGW
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  Reporter:  anonymous         |       Owner:  olli         
      Type:  Bugs              |      Status:  closed       
 Milestone:  To Be Determined  |   Component:  context      
   Version:  Boost 1.51.0      |    Severity:  Problem      
Resolution:  wontfix           |    Keywords:  context mingw
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Comment (by anonymous):

 I'm new to boost. I just had the same problem and agree with the anonymous
 user saying boost/boost context should report a meaningful error.

 The error I got was couldn't find ml64 which meant nothing to me. Infact
 it was hard to see ml64 in the whole error message. When I eventually
 noticed, I had to google what ml64 actually was and then work out how to
 get it. olli's description is fine, but how can it not be better for the
 build environment to offer olli's description than just to get a file not
 found error. Seems like a lazy respone to me. Boost checks many other
 things, why not that a valid assembler exists in the path.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/7262#comment:6>
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