Re: [Boost-build] V2/1.34: next steps

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-13 04:10:00

On Friday 10 February 2006 21:14, David Abrahams wrote:

> > Step 2 is making sure I'm not the only one with "lucky" configuration and
> > that gcc/Linux is indeed healthy. The instructions for running V1 and V2
> > regressions and comparing them are at:
> >
> >    http://zigzag.cs.msu.su/boost.build/wiki/TestingOnBoost
> >
> > Can somebody volunteer to do such testing?
> > If compilation time or space is a concern, then running just V2
> > regressions and sending the results for me will be sufficient -- I'll
> > compare those with my local V1 results.
>
> I can do this one, I think.

Would be great. Thanks!

> > Step 3 is making sure that msvc/Windows is healthy as well. The
> > instructions are again at:
> >
> >    http://zigzag.cs.msu.su/boost.build/wiki/TestingOnBoost
> >
> > The tests can be run by anybody with msvc/Windows, but issues in
> > Boost.Build are likely to appear. Dave, any chance you can take this
> > part?
>
> I don't currently have an extra windows machine, although I can
> install Windows on one of my old linux machines and set that to work.
> It would take some effort.

It seems like Alexey is up to speed on this part already. We might want your 
help with Python tests, though -- at the moment most of them fail with some 
link errors, both with V1 and V2. Seems like some configuration issue.

- Volodya