Re: [jamboost] Boost.Test Jamfile problem

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-02-18 20:58:24

"Gennadiy E. Rozental <rogeeff_at_[hidden]>" <rogeeff_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I have a little problem in Boost.Test Jamfile.
> Recently to accomodate building regression test using 
> ALL_LOCAL_TARGET variable, Beman made following change in Boost.Test 

ALL_LOCATE_TARGET, I think.

> Jamfile:
>
> rule test-btl-lib ( test-rule : test-name : lib-name ? : 
> pattern_file ? )
>
> ...
>
> local test-dir = 
> $(BOOST_ROOT)$(SLASH)libs$(SLASH)test$(SLASH)test$(SLASH) ;
> ----^ this is what Beman added

You probably shouldn't use $(BOOST_ROOT) for this anyway. Wouldn't

local test-dir = ./ ;

work just as well? Or better yet, eliminating the use of test-dir?

test-suite "unit_test_framework_test"
: [ test-btl-lib run 
: result_report_test 
: boost_test_exec_monitor 
: result_report_test.pattern ]

[The use of $(SLASH) is most likely unneccessary. Try just using
forward slashes in the future.]

> test-suite "unit_test_framework_test"
> : [ test-btl-lib run 
> : result_report_test 
> : boost_test_exec_monitor 
> : $(test-dir)result_report_test.pattern ]
>
> The problem arose when I started to test locally.
> My BOOST_ROOT=D:/Source Code/boost
>
> As a result I am getting "D:/Source" as a pattern name and test is 
> failing.
>
> What should I do to fix it?

if you insist on doing it this way, you can always force quotes:

local test-dir = \"$(BOOST_ROOT)/libs/test/test/\" ;

But I think I should probably handle this case in testing.jam. OK, done.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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