Re: [Boost-build] unit-test rule with output suppression?

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-10-04 15:36:23

On Thursday 04 October 2007 01:55:57 Darren Kessner wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> First a thank you to all of you for your hard work on creating Boost.Build.
> I have a medium-sized cross-platform codebase, and I'm currently moving from
> our mixed collection of msvc project files and gnu makefiles to Boost.Build
> Jamfiles.     
> 
> One question regarding the "unit-test" rule:  is there an easy way to
> suppress output from the executable when it is run? 
> 
> I have a large number of unit tests, some with quite a bit of output that I
> would like to suppress during builds.  Currently I am doing this in my
> hand-made makefiles -- when a test fails, I run it again manually to see the
> output.     
> 
> I realize the "run" rule will work for this, but the syntax is more
> cumbersome than for the "unit-test" rule. 

I'm afraid 'run' is the only solution for now.

- Volodya