Re: [Boost-build] test target

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-10-19 01:40:56

On Friday 19 October 2007 09:17:42 Gennadiy Rozental wrote:
> 
> "Vladimir Prus" <ghost_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
> news:200710190913.33825.ghost_at_cs.msu.su...
> > On Friday 19 October 2007 06:11:14 Rene Rivera wrote:
> >
> >> >>> for consistency, since I run bjam wrapped into script.
> >> >> I guess you could use the "all" target, IIRC.
> >> >
> >> > Nope. both all and test produce:
> >> >
> >> > "don't know how to make ..."
> >>
> >> Well the only other alternative I can think of is to add an alias for
> >> the targets.
> >
> > To build all targets in current Jamfile it's possible to do:
> >
> > bjam .
> 
> What if I do not want all targets (there may be potentially some auxiliary 
> targets), but only related to unit testing?

What is the practical problem with building those auxiliary targets?

> Why can't we have test target as we used to have?

I don't think so -- it's possible in theory but does not seem like
the most important thing to implement.

- Volodya