Re: [jamboost] Re: Boost.Test Jamfile problem

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-02-19 08:54:35

Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]> writes:

> At 03:14 AM 2/19/2003, David Abrahams wrote:
>
> >"Gennadiy E. Rozental <rogeeff_at_[hidden]>" 
> <rogeeff_at_[hidden]>
> >writes:
> >
> >>> > 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?
> >>
> >> This is how it was before. But Beman had a problems when
> >> ALL_LOCATE_TARGET is in use.
> >
> >Ahh, my bug! Fixed in CVS now.
> >
> >Please try removing test-dir now; Beman, if you had to do this
> >anywhere else, please try cleaning them up.
>
> I copied that usage from libs/regex/Jamfile, which I remembered also used 
> command line input.
>
> Dave, I would be more comfortable if you made the change to that file. My 
> understanding of the details of the problem is pretty limited. The code in 
> libs/regex/Jamfile has your initials in the comment, so you may have done 
> it that way for some reason.

No, I didn't. It was just laziness, stupidity, or evolution
;-). However, I'll clean that code up as much as I possibly can and
check it in.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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