Re: [jamboost] Re: tooset flags problem

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-01-15 08:11:25

David Abrahams wrote:

>>>I bet this is about extensions again. Maybe we ought to fix the test
>>>framework to auto-adjust extensions it sees based on the platform?
>>
>>No, it's about "aux"! I don't know what device it is, but it's certainly
>>some reserved device name on Win32. 
> 
> 
> Oh, yeah. Try naming a file "aux" for fun ;-)

Cool... I certainly cannot edit it.

>>Do an update and try again. It passes
>>for me on Win2000.
> 
> 
> Not me: 
> 
> c:\boost\tools\build\test\..\new\.\feature.jam:175: in feature.implied-feature from module feature
> error: "gcc-3.0.1" is not a value of an implicit feature
> c:\boost\tools\build\test\..\new\.\property.jam:215: in validate from module property
> c:\boost\tools\build\test\..\new\.\property.jam:230: in property.validate-property-sets from module property
> c:\boost\tools\build\test\..\new\.\build-request.jam:105: in build-request.expand from module build-request
> c:\boost\tools\build\test\..\new\.\assert.jam:26: in assert.result from module object(feature-space)@3
> c:\boost\tools\build\test\..\new\.\build-request.jam:277: in __test__ from module object(feature-space)@3
> c:\boost\tools\build\test\..\new\.\modules.jam:132: in load from module build-request
> c:\boost\tools\build\test\..\new\.\modules.jam:171: in import from module modules
> c:\boost\tools\build\test\..\new\.\bootstrap.jam:41: in boost-build from module
> c:\boost\tools\build\test\..\new\boost-build.jam:2: in module scope from module
> 
> 
> I think your use of validate-property-sets is incorrect, because it
> expects them to be expanded already.

:-(
That's why I feared to add this check. Can you point out the right place?

- Volodya