Re: [Boost-build] [BBv2][QNX6] cross compilation of the libs on Windows

From: Reece Dunn (msclrhd_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-11-06 04:29:50

Jim Douglas wrote:
> I understand that BBv2 suppports cross-compilation. I would like to try 
> building the libraries for QNX6 on the Windows hosted development 
> system. Kindly give me some pointers as to where to start.

If I understand correctly, QNX6 uses a variant of the GCC compiler 
(qcc). This can be done in the user-config.jam file when you do the 
setup. See the GCC toolset for more information, but it will be 
something like:

    using gcc : 3.4 : qcc ;

There is also support for BBv1 architecture, instruction-set and 
address-model in place, but they aren't currently used by the GCC toolset.

Volodya: the gcc toolset processes gnu, sun and *darwin* as values for 
link-flags, but only mentions gnu and sun.

> Is it possible to perform the run-timr tests on a remote platform?

You can copy the executables over and run them there :). However, AFAICS 
there is no support in the testing framework for remote deployment and 
execution.

This would be useful and would require the test engine to:
1.  copy the test executable to the target machine(s);
2.  remote execute the tests on those machines;
3.  copy the test results back to the test runner;
4.  process the tests as normal.

IIUC, this would mean querying the target computer for its operating 
system then using that OSes remote execution logic, but I don't know 
enough about this to say how feasible this would be or how BBv2 support 
would look.

You would need to specify the username/password to use on the target 
machine that allows remote execution.

Personally, remote execution of tests would be a very cool feature, 
epecially if you could remote execute non-test executables (e.g. custom 
build regression test programs) and scripts (for automated testing).

- Reece