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 06:43:03

#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 olli):

 Replying to [comment:6 anonymous]:
 > 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.

 In the documentation I wrote:
 'Boost.Context must be built for the particular compiler(s) and CPU
 architecture(s)s being targeted. Boost.Context includes assembly code and,
 therefore, requires GNU AS for supported POSIX systems, MASM for
 Windows/x86 systems and ARMasm for Windows/arm systems. ... MASM64
 (ml64.exe) is a part of Microsoft's Windows Driver Kit. '

 > 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.

 AFAIK boost will move from bosot.build to cmake - maybe things will be
 better.
 Please note that not for all toolset contain a assembler or a assembler is
 configured in boost.build.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/7262#comment:7>
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