Re: [jamboost] Fwd: Re: Boost.Threads and Regression Testing

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-02-28 18:49:14

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rene Rivera" <grafik666_at_[hidden]>

> On 2002-02-28 at 03:20 PM, david.abrahams_at_[hidden] (David Abrahams) wrote:
>
> >I'm drowning. Rene, Vladimir, or someone else, could you take a shot at
> >helping Bill (and Kevin Van Horn, who's asking questions on the regular
> >boost list?)
>
> OK, I'm looking at this, but here is a question...
>
> Should depending on a target generate that dependant target according to
the
> dependee specification if by default it's not built. For example:
>
> lib test-lib : file.cpp : <define>FOO=1 : debug release ;
>
> exe test-exe : test.cpp <lib>test-lib : <define>FOO=0 : debug release
> <runtime-link>static/dynamic ;
>
> Should building test-exe also build test-lib/runtime-link-static and
> test-lib/runtime-link-static ?

Yes, that's the intended behavior.

> >Thanks, sorry,
>
> No, problem. We all have only a limited time devote to things :-(
>
>
> By the way, I think the discrepancy of the linking is my problem. I
relaxed
> the find-compatible-subvariant checks way too much.

Oho...